Vocabulário para IELTS (Geral) - Certeza e Incerteza

to express confidence or certainty in something happening or being the case

apostar, apostar que

the state of being sure about something, usually when there is proof

certeza, segurança

the belief in one's own ability to achieve goals and get the desired results

confiança, segurança

a state of disorder in which people panic and do not know what to do

confusão, desordem

strongly holding political or religious views

convencido

to make sure that something will happen

garantir, assegurar

expressed with clarity and precision, leaving no doubt as to the meaning or intention

definido, claro

to think or believe that it is possible for something to happen or for someone to do something

esperar, antecipar

to predict future events, based on analysis of present data and conditions

prever, antever

to pause before saying or doing something because of uncertainty or nervousness

hesitar

bound to happen in a way that is impossible to avoid or prevent

inevitável, inexorável

(mathematics) a number representing the chances of something specific happening

probabilidade

in a way or by some method that is not known or certain

de alguma forma, de certo modo

to form a theory or opinion about a subject without knowing all the facts

especular, supor

to think that something is probably true, especially something bad, without having proof

suspeitar, presumir

displaying confidence in oneself and one's capabilities

seguro, confiante

according to facts instead of opinions

concreto, real

improbable or unlikely to happen or be the case

duvidoso, improvável

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

duvidoso, incerto

an explanation based on limited facts and evidence that is not yet proved to be true

hipótese

a logically contradictory statement that might actually be true

paradoxo

in a way that is not certain or definite and might be changed later

provisoriamente, tentativamente

something about which one cannot be certain

incerteza, indefinição

in a way that is definite and cannot be rejected or questioned

indiscutivelmente, incontestavelmente

in a way that shows confidence and trust in oneself or another person's abilities, plans, etc.

com confiança, com segurança

the act of saying what one thinks is going to happen in the future or what the outcome of something will be

previsão, predição

having a low chance of happening or being true

improvável, pouco provável

using the previous knowledge, reasoning, or general facts to decide the likely result of something

a priori, prévio

in a way that is certain and beyond any doubt

decididamente, sem dúvida

a belief that something is true without any proof

presunção, suposição