Certainty and Doubt

probability

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the likelihood or chance of an event occurring or being true

to assure

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/ə.ʃʊr/ or /ē.shoor/

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to make someone feel confident or certain about someone or something

to hesitate

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

conviction

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a belief or opinion that is very strong

to guarantee

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to make sure that something will occur

to expect

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

concrete

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according to facts instead of opinions

debatable

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subject to argument or disagreement

bound

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likely to happen or sure to experience something

tentative

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

convinced

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having a strong belief in something

set

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prepared or likely prepared for something

inconclusive

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/ɪn.kənk.lu.sɪv/ or /in.kēnk.loo.siv/

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not producing a clear result or decision

presumably

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used to say that the something is believed to be true based on available information or evidence

assumption

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an idea or belief that one thinks is true without having a proof

decidedly

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in a way that is certain and beyond any doubt

supposedly

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/sə.poʊ.zəd.li/ or /sē.pooo.zēd.li/

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

doubtful

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improbable or unlikely to happen or be the case