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Unsure vs Maybe - What's the difference?

unsure | maybe |

As adjectives the difference between unsure and maybe

is that unsure is uncertain while maybe is possible; uncertain.

As an adverb maybe is

Modifies a verb, indicating a lack of certainty.

As a noun maybe is

something that is possibly true.

unsure

English

Adjective

(er)
  • uncertain
    • I'm still unsure whether to attend the wedding.
  • unstable or precarious

    • Synonyms

    * agnostic (unsure of facts, having no decided opinion on a matter)

    maybe

    English

    (wikipedia maybe)

    Alternative forms

    * (l) (obsolete) * (l) (dialectal)

    Adverb

    (-)
  • (as a pro-sentence ) perhaps that is true (expressing no commitment to a decision or a neutral viewpoint to a statement)

    • Usage notes

    * Do not confuse maybe' with ' may be : "Maybe that's true", but "That may be true"

    Synonyms

    * (perhaps) mayhaps, peradventure, perhaps, possibly * (as a pro-sentence) could be, mayhaps, might be, perhaps, possibly, that’s possible

    Derived terms

    * and I don't mean maybe

    Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • Possible; uncertain.
    • Then add those may-be years thou hast to live ? Dryden.

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • (informal) Something that is possibly true.
  • (informal) An answer that shows neither agreement nor disagreement.
    • The results of the poll were inconclusive. We got two yeses, three nos, and four maybes.
  • (informal) A future event that may or may not happen.
    • About your raise: it's a big maybe .

    Synonyms

    * perhaps

    Derived terms

    * definite maybe

    Anagrams

    * English hedges English modal adverbs