Words Related to Certainty and Doubt

Words Related to Certainty and Doubt - Doubt 1

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Here you will learn some English words related to doubt, such as "hesitate", "dubious", and "confusion".
apocryphaladjective

(of a statement or story) unlikely to be authentic, even though it is widely believed to be true

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a question mark [hang] over {sth}phrase

a feeling of uncertainty and doubt about something

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arguableadjective

not believed to be true and open to question and disagreement

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(as|) far as {sb} [know]phrase

used to express one's uncertainty about the statement one has made as there might be something that makes it untrue

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confusion
confusionnoun

a state of being confused and not having a clear understanding of an action, behavior, etc.

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debatableadjective

unclear or uncertain because of the involvement of many different opinions

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doubtnoun

a feeling of uncertainty about something

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to doubtverb

to not feel certain about something; to think that something is not the case

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doubtfuladjective

improbable or unlikely to happen or be the case

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dubiousadjective

(of a person) unsure of the credibility of something; uncertain whether or not something is good

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haltingadjective

acting or talking with hesitation due to uncertainty or lack of confidence

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haltinglyadverb

(of speech or movement) in a nervous manner that makes one stutter while speaking or stumble while walking

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to [have] half a mind tophrase

to say that one will do something even though they might not really intending to

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to hesitateverb

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

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hesitationnoun

the act of pausing before doing or saying something because one feels unsure

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ifnoun

‌an uncertain possibility or condition

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iffyadjective

having a feeling of uncertainty or doubt toward something

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impossible
impossibleadjective

not able to be or happen; not possible to do

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inconclusiveadjective

not producing a clear result or decision

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to [be] (only|just|) a matter of timephrase

to certainly happen at some point in the future

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maybeadverb

used to show that you are uncertain about the occurrence, correctness, or truth of something

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there [is] no question ofsentence

used of something that is impossible to happen or cannot be true

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not necessarilyphrase

used usually in a response to show that something may not be true

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or whatphrase

used to show one's uncertainty of something

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