C1 Woordenlijst - Vertrouwen en onzekerheid

to guarantee that something specific will happen

garanderen, verzekeren

to check the wellbeing, truth, or condition of someone or something

controleren, nakijken

to put trust in something or someone

rekenen op, vertrouwen op

to think that something is true based on probability or likelihood

veronderstellen, aannemen

to make a decision by throwing a coin in the air and guessing which of its sides will be facing upward when it lands

gooien, opgooien

to regard something or someone as smaller or less important than they really are

onderschatten, minachten

to become less resolved or determined

verzwakken, minder vastberaden worden

displaying confidence in oneself and one's capabilities

verzekerd, zelfverzekerd

according to facts instead of opinions

concreet, feitelijk

improbable or unlikely to happen or be the case

twijfelachtig, onwaarschijnlijk

(of a person) unsure or hesitant about the credibility or goodness of something

twijfelend, onzeker

not producing a clear result or decision

onbeslist, niet beslissend

displaying forcefulness and determination

krachtig, vastberaden

prepared or likely prepared for something

klaar, gereed

having doubts about something's truth, validity, or reliability

skeptisch

according to opinions or guesses instead of facts or evidence

speculatief, hypothetisch

(particularly of something bad) assumed to have happened or be the case without having any proof

verdacht, vermoedelijk

not firmly established or decided, with the possibility of changes in the future

voorlopig, tijdelijk

clearly true and therefore impossible to deny or question

onbetwistbaar, onmiskenbaar

to certainly happen at some point in the future

used to show one's uncertainty of something

to have a likelihood of success or achieving a desired outcome

used to convey that something cannot happen under any given circumstances

used to say that one can never be sure of something

the action of trying to provide an answer without having all the necessary information

gissing, vermoeden

the fact of being uncertain about something

hijgen, twijfel

one's thoughts or expectations regarding what will happen in the future

vooruitzicht, houding

a logically contradictory statement that might actually be true

paradox

something about which one cannot be certain

onzekerheid, afgelopendheid

very likely to happen or be the case

gemakkelijk, met gemak

used to suggest that something is assumed to be true, often with a hint of doubt

zogenaamd, vermeend

said to mean that a good or bad event occurred by chance

gelukkig genoeg, toevallig

guaranteed to bring success or survive challenges or criticism without being affected

bestendig tegen kritiek, waterdicht