Collocations for uncertain - adj.
1. not confident
VERBS
be,
feel,
look,
seem,
sound
become
leave sb
His research into the incident has left him uncertain as to exactly where responsibility lay.
become
leave sb
His research into the incident has left him uncertain as to exactly where responsibility lay.
make sb
ADVERB
deeply (esp. BrE),
very
I feel deeply uncertain about the future.
I feel deeply uncertain about the future.
rather,
somewhat
a little, slightly, etc.
a little, slightly, etc.
PREPOSITION
about,
as to
He seemed strangely uncertain as to how to continue.
He seemed strangely uncertain as to how to continue.
of
We were rather uncertain of the direction it came from.
We were rather uncertain of the direction it came from.
2. not known exactly
VERBS
be,
look
become
remain, seem
make sth
immigration policies that made employment status uncertain
become
remain, seem
make sth
immigration policies that made employment status uncertain
ADVERB
extremely,
fairly,
very,
etc.
highly
Cost estimates are highly uncertain in this business.
highly
Cost estimates are highly uncertain in this business.
increasingly
still
Whether diet is an important factor in this illness is still uncertain.
still
Whether diet is an important factor in this illness is still uncertain.
inherently
The world is inherently uncertain.
The world is inherently uncertain.
Uncertain is used with these nouns:
environment, fate, future, nature, outlook, start, weather
environment, fate, future, nature, outlook, start, weather