as in doubt
a feeling or attitude that one does not know the truth, truthfulness, or trustworthiness of someone or something
a growing incertitude about the honesty of the housekeeper they had just hired
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Recent Examples of incertitude
And yet the actor spent much of a recent conversation candidly admitting to ambivalence and incertitude.
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New York Times, 27 May 2021
In an offseason of inactivity and incertitude, Bloom’s marquee move will be hiring a new manager.
—Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com, 15 Jan. 2020
But underneath the skepticism, something else nagged at me: the sense that my incertitude was a metastasis of our jittery, gaslit world, where baseline reality is increasingly in dispute.
—New York Times, 27 Aug. 2019
The difficulty for me in pinning the city down geographically is reflected in a broader ideological incertitude; a current questioning of the state’s identity and place.
—Marley Marius, Vogue, 23 Nov. 2018
Like him, these TPS recipients will now how to live in incertitude.
—Fabienne Josaphat, Teen Vogue, 11 Dec. 2017
New York Times, 27 May 2021
In an offseason of inactivity and incertitude, Bloom’s marquee move will be hiring a new manager.
—Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com, 15 Jan. 2020
But underneath the skepticism, something else nagged at me: the sense that my incertitude was a metastasis of our jittery, gaslit world, where baseline reality is increasingly in dispute.
—New York Times, 27 Aug. 2019
The difficulty for me in pinning the city down geographically is reflected in a broader ideological incertitude; a current questioning of the state’s identity and place.
—Marley Marius, Vogue, 23 Nov. 2018
Like him, these TPS recipients will now how to live in incertitude.
—Fabienne Josaphat, Teen Vogue, 11 Dec. 2017
Recent Examples of Synonyms for incertitude
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This is the music that carried us through break ups and mean girls, micro aggressions and self doubt, but also lifted us through mile 24 of a marathon and bachelorette weekends, slumber parties and carpool lines.Laura Trujillo, USA TODAY, 7 Dec. 2024
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But experts have expressed doubts on Moscow's ability or willingness to dedicate the resources necessary to save Assad amid the ongoing Russia-Ukraine war.Daniel R. Depetris, Newsweek, 7 Dec. 2024
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More:How Syria rebels' stars aligned for Assad's ouster Following in the footsteps of his father Assad's rise to power in June 2000 prompted skepticism and outright derision.Josh Meyer, USA TODAY, 9 Dec. 2024
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But even then, skepticism surrounding the shots was starting to take root — including among Trump’s supporters.Rong-Gong Lin II, Los Angeles Times, 8 Dec. 2024
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And their suspicion isn’t just a baseless hunch either.Verity Burns, WIRED, 1 Dec. 2024
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Although their misrepresentations might have been intentional, suspicions were so systematic that verisimilitude was probably impossible.Jonathon Keats, Forbes, 29 Nov. 2024
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As Ukraine’s military struggles with battlefield setbacks and dwindling morale, the specter of a peace deal promised by President-elect Donald Trump has added another layer of uncertainty.Elizabeth Both, NBC News, 28 Nov. 2024
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The uncertainty is a lot higher this time than for Trump’s first term in office, given the size of the tariff threat, the magnitude of the trade imbalance.Anniek Bao, CNBC, 28 Nov. 2024
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“Incertitude.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/incertitude. Accessed 12 Dec. 2024.
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