competent
Definition: (adjective) having the skill and knowledge needed for a particular task; capable
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uncertain
adjective
- Not affording certainty: ambiguous, borderline, chancy, clouded, doubtful, dubious, dubitable, equivocal, inconclusive, indecisive, indeterminate, problematic, problematical, questionable, unclear, unsure.
Informal: iffy.
Idioms:
at issue, in doubt, in question. See
certain, clear
- In doubt or dispute: arguable, contested, debatable, disputable, doubtful, exceptionable, moot, mootable, problematic, problematical, questionable. See
certain
- Liable to more than one interpretation: ambiguous, cloudy, equivocal, inexplicit, nebulous, obscure, unclear, vague. See
certain, clear
- Of dubious character: doubtful, equivocal, questionable, shady, suspect, suspicious.
Informal: fishy. See
honest
- Marked by lack of firm decision or commitment; of questionable outcome: indefinite, open, undecided, undetermined, unresolved, unsettled, unsure, vague.
Idiom:
up in the air. See
certain
- Experiencing doubt: doubtful, dubious, skeptical, undecided, unsure.
Idiom:
in doubt. See
certain
- Capable of or liable to change: alterable, changeable, fluid, inconstant, mutable, unsettled, unstable, unsteady, variable, variant.
Archaic: various. See
change
- Following no predictable pattern: capricious, changeable, erratic, fantastic, fantastical, fickle, freakish, inconsistent, inconstant, mercurial, temperamental, ticklish, unpredictable, unstable, unsteady, variable, volatile, whimsical. See
change, continue
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