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uncertainty vs doubt

doubt vs uncertainty

uncertainty and doubt both are nouns.

uncertainty is not a verb while doubt is a verb.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
uncertainty Yes No No No
doubt Yes No Yes No
As nouns, doubt is a hyponym of uncertainty; that is, doubt is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than uncertainty:
  • uncertainty: being unsettled or in doubt or dependent on chance
  • doubt: uncertainty about the truth or factuality or existence of something
Other hyponyms of uncertainty include doubtfulness, dubiousness, question, indefiniteness, indefinity, indeterminacy, indeterminateness, indetermination, unpredictability, improbability, improbableness, fortuitousness, speculativeness.
As nouns, uncertainty and doubt are synonyms defined as:
  • uncertainty and doubt: the state of being unsure of something
Other synonyms of uncertainty include doubtfulness, dubiety, dubiousness, incertitude.
uncertainty (noun) doubt (noun)
being unsettled or in doubt or dependent on chance uncertainty about the truth or factuality or existence of something
the state of being unsure of something the state of being unsure of something
uncertainty (verb) doubt (verb)
consider unlikely
lack confidence in
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