unsure

/ˈʌnˌʃʊər/

/ənˈʃʌ/

Other forms: unsurely; unsurer

If you're unsure, you don't feel confident. It's natural to feel unsure of yourself the very first time you read your poems in front of an audience.

When you feel unsure, you find yourself full of doubt. If you remember how unsure you felt on your first day of school, you may want to befriend that new kid who looks unsure about where to sit in class. You can be unsure of yourself, or unsure how to comfort your friend whose cat just died. When this word was originally used in the 15th century, it primarily meant "not safe from attack."

Definitions of unsure

1. adjective

   lacking self-confidence
   “a very unsure young man”

   synonyms: diffident, shy, timid
2. adjective

   lacking or indicating lack of confidence or assurance
   “unsure of himself and his future”

   synonyms: incertain, uncertain

   ambivalent

   uncertain or unable to decide about what course to follow

   doubtful, dubious

   fraught with uncertainty or doubt

   groping

   acting with uncertainty or hesitance or lack of confidence

   antonyms:

   sure

   having or feeling no doubt or uncertainty; confident and assured

   confident, convinced, positive

   persuaded of; very sure