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Search phrase: uncertain

Plays

13 result(s). alternate result(s)

Play	Key Line	Modern Text	Original Text
All's Well That Ends Well	AW II.iii.18	Uncertain life and sure death.	Vncertaine life, and sure death.
The Comedy of Errors	CE II.ii.194	Until I know this sure uncertainty,	Vntill I know this sure vncertaintie,
Coriolanus	Cor III.iii.124	And here remain with your uncertainty!	And heere remaine with your vncertaintie.
Coriolanus	Cor V.iii.141	The end of war's uncertain; but this certain,	The end of Warres vncertaine: but this certaine,
Coriolanus	Cor V.vi.17	The people will remain uncertain whilst	The People will remaine vncertaine, whil'st
Cymbeline	Cym III.iii.64.2	Uncertain favour!	Vncertaine fauour.
Henry IV Part 1	1H4 I.i.61	Uncertain of the issue any way.	Vncertaine of the issue any way.
Henry IV Part 1	1H4 I.iii.293	Which now we hold at much uncertainty.	Which now we hold at much vncertainty.
Henry IV Part 1	1H4 II.iii.13	have named uncertain, the time itself unsorted, and your	haue named vncertaine, the Time it selfe vnsorted, and your
Richard III	R3 IV.ii.62	Uncertain way of gain! But I am in	Vncertaine way of gaine. But I am in
Timon of Athens	Tim V.i.200	In life's uncertain voyage, I will some kindness do them –	In lifes vncertaine voyage, I will some kindnes do them,
The Two Gentlemen of Verona	TG I.iii.85	The uncertain glory of an April day,	The vncertaine glory of an Aprill day,
The Winter's Tale	WT I.ii.441	By this discovery lost. Be not uncertain,	By this discouerie lost.) Be not vncertaine,

Poems

2 result(s).

Play	Key Line	Modern Text	Original Text
The Rape of Lucrece	Luc.1311	Her certain sorrow writ uncertainly.	Her certaine sorrow writ vncertainely,
Sonnets	Sonn.147.4	Th' uncertain sickly appetite to please.	Th'vncertaine sicklie appetite to please:

Glossary

19 result(s).

casualty	chance occurrence, uncertainty, precariousness
cloud	suspicious, filled with uncertainties
doubtful	worrisome, disquieting; or: of uncertain outcome
hovering	wavering, hesitating, uncertain
incertain	uncertain, doubtful, dubious
incertain	uncertain, needing guidance, in a doubtful state
incertainty	uncertainty
jealous	doubtful, uncertain, apprehensive
mist	confused state, state of uncertainty
nice	critical, delicate, uncertain
queasy	uncertain, hazardous; or: delicate, ticklish
resemblance	likelihood, probability, uncertain prospect
resolvedly	freeing from doubt, in a way which will remove all uncertainty
scamel	[uncertain meaning] type of bird or fish
slippery	fickle, treacherous, uncertain
supposition	doubt, uncertainty, question
suspense	suspicion, doubt, uncertainty
uncertainty	mystery, puzzle, enigma
unsured	insecure, uncertain, doubtful

Thesaurus

19 result(s).

outcome, uncertain	doubtful
prospect uncertain	resemblance
state of uncertainty	mist
uncertain	hovering
uncertain	incertain
uncertain	incertain
uncertain	jealous
uncertain	nice
uncertain	queasy
uncertain	slippery
uncertain	unsured
uncertain outcome	doubtful
uncertain prospect	resemblance
uncertainties, filled with	cloud
uncertainty	casualty
uncertainty	incertainty
uncertainty	supposition
uncertainty	suspense
uncertainty, state of	mist

Themes and Topics

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Discourse markers

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Words Families

4 result(s).

Word Family	Word Family Group	Words
CERTAIN	NOT	uncertain adj, uncertainly adv, uncertainty n
UNCERTAIN	BASIC	see CERTAIN

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