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Uncertain vs Unsecure - What's the difference?

uncertain | unsecure |

As adjectives the difference between uncertain and unsecure

is that uncertain is not certain; unsure while unsecure is (rare) insecure.

uncertain

English

Adjective

(en adjective)
  • Not certain; unsure.
  • *(John Tillotson) (1630-1694)
  • *:Man, without the protection of a superior Being,is uncertain of everything that he hopes for.
  • Not known for certain; questionable.
  • :
  • Not yet determined; undecided.
  • Variable and subject to change.
  • Fitful or unsteady.
  • *
  • *:Turning back, then, toward the basement staircase, she began to grope her way through blinding darkness, but had taken only a few uncertain steps when, of a sudden, she stopped short and for a little stood like a stricken thing, quite motionless save that she quaked to her very marrow in the grasp of a great and enervating fear.
  • Unpredictable or capricious.
  • *Sir (Walter Scott) (1771-1832)
  • *:O woman! in our hours of ease, / Uncertain , coy, and hard to please!

    • Antonyms

    * certain

    Related terms

    * uncertainly, uncertainty

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    unsecure

    English

    Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • (rare) insecure
  • * 2004 , Stephen Walther, ASP.NET unleashed 2003 (page 923)
    • In this chapter, you examine methods for encrypting data before it is sent across an unsecure network such as the Internet.
  • * 2007 , Brian Koerner, Windows Vista Security for Dummies (page 223)
    • Unsecure networks pose a substantial security risk to your systems or data.