Uncertainty Vocabulary

noun the process of forming an opinion or estimate based on incomplete or uncertain information

• The experiment was conducted with precision and accuracy, eliminating any need for guesswork.
• I had to rely on guesswork to figure out how to fix the broken dishwasher.
• I'm just doing some guesswork here, but I think she likes him.
• Life is like a puzzle, sometimes you have to rely on guesswork to put the pieces together.

noun a possibility or probability

verb used to indicate a possibility or permission

• Based on the current data, it is possible that the new marketing strategy might increase sales by 10%.
• I heard that Sarah might be coming to the party tonight.
• I might hit up that new burger joint for lunch, it looks bomb.
• Sometimes the path to success might be filled with obstacles, but perseverance will lead you to your goal.

noun a word used to identify any of a class of people, places, or things

verb a word used to describe an action, state, or occurrence

adjective a word naming an attribute of a noun

adverb a word or phrase that modifies or qualifies an adjective, verb, or other adverb

pronoun a word that can function by itself as a noun phrase and that refers either to the participants in the discourse or to someone or something mentioned elsewhere in the discourse

preposition a word governing, and usually preceding, a noun or pronoun and expressing a relation to another word or element in the clause

conjunction a word used to connect clauses or sentences or to coordinate words in the same clause

article a word that is used with a noun to indicate the type of reference being made by the noun

• In situations like these, there is no saying what the outcome will be.
• When it comes to predicting the weather, there's no telling what will happen.
• I mean, when it comes to love, there's no saying who will end up together.
• Life is so unpredictable, there's no telling where it will take you.