uncertainties

noun

plural of uncertainty
as in doubts
a feeling or attitude that one does not know the truth, truthfulness, or trustworthiness of someone or something uncertainty about her job prospects has her worried

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Recent Examples of uncertainties Of course, in addition, employees of both Paramount and WBD are also harmed by the uncertainties caused by the delay. — Dominic Patten, Deadline, 17 Aug. 2026 Document verified facts, uncertainties, limits and further evidence required. — Miami Herald, 14 Aug. 2026 None of these – either separately or together – answer tells a business what coordinated set of actions the enterprise should take, given its goals, constraints, uncertainties, and the interdependencies between its functions. — Carsten Polenz, Fortune, 13 Aug. 2026 The reversal comes amid economic uncertainties making workers feel insecure about their financial footing and their futures, analysts said. — Medora Lee, USA Today, 11 Aug. 2026 Important uncertainties remain, as much of the evidence is preliminary and Ervebo may offer greater protection against death than against symptomatic disease or transmission. — Krutika Kuppalli, STAT, 10 Aug. 2026 Major uncertainties remain in interpreting the results from these experiments, but researchers’ best estimates suggest that each site is measuring a different flux. — James Dinneen, Quanta Magazine, 7 Aug. 2026 If the project seems somewhat convoluted and unnecessarily complex, Dreier has emphasized that’s in part because the US space program has been subject to budget uncertainties and the shifting whims of presidential administrations. — Jackie Wattles, CNN Money, 7 Aug. 2026 The Fed's dual mandate of stable prices and maximum employment is now under intense scrutiny amid broader economic uncertainties, including trade tensions and national debt, exacerbated by the Fed Chair's unclear communication. — Erik Sherman, Forbes.com, 7 Aug. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for uncertainties
  1. doubts
  2. suspicions
Noun
  • The fun along with — of course — the doubts, the surprises, the deadlines, the page count.
    — Lisa Kudrow, Los Angeles Times, 18 Aug. 2026
  • The contretemps later that year with Japan only further raised doubts about Beijing’s command over the industry.
    — GLORIA XIONG, Foreign Affairs, 18 Aug. 2026
Definition of doubts
Noun
  • Writer-director Steven Conrad employs a fair bit of misdirection, pointing our suspicions first to Clark and then to Carol.
    — Glenn Whipp, Los Angeles Times, 17 Aug. 2026
  • Reporting then revealed a historic spike in the sales of physical books printed before 2022, and booksellers began voicing their suspicions that AI companies were secretly their big buyers.
    — Mary Whitfill Roeloffs, Forbes.com, 17 Aug. 2026
Definition of suspicions

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“Uncertainties.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/uncertainties. Accessed 25 Aug. 2026.

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