Synonyms for incertitude
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Noun
1. Doubt — uncertainty, doubt, insecurity
doubt, uncertainty, suspense, insecurity, doubtfulness, dubiousness, dubiety
Definitions
- n. 1
uncertainty, doubt, insecurity
Related words
- Other spellings
- uncertitude
Forms
- Plural
- incertitudes → doubts, uncertainties, suspenses, insecurities…
Example sentences
- doubt There's a blind man looking for a shadow of doubt.
- uncertainty All forecasts have a certain degree of uncertainty.
- insecurity Gazans are facing high levels of food insecurity.
- suspense The two part episode's cliffhanger had me in suspense.
Popularity over time
| Word | 1850 → 2019 | Trend |
|---|---|---|
| incertitude | rising | |
| doubt | steady | |
| uncertainty | rising | |
| insecurity | rising | |
| suspense | steady |
Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.
By length
- 5 letters
- doubt1
- 7 letters
- dubiety
- 8 letters
- suspense2
- 10 letters
- insecurity5
- 11 letters
- uncertainty4, dubiousness
- 12 letters
- doubtfulness
The small number after each word is its number of syllables (suspense2 = 2 syllables).