Could somebody suggest a single word for 'I think it is right but not exactly sure about it'.
I can say 'I am almost sure' but wondering if a word exists with same meaning.
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A single word? How about probably? Single words don't often carry quite so much information in them.– Janus Bahs JacquetCommented Apr 9, 2014 at 7:08
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prabably is half by half chance, isn't it? Here want to say "I am almost sure" (like 80-90% sure about that!)– JunaidCommented Apr 9, 2014 at 7:23
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Not half/half, no. More like 70/30, if I were to put a number to it.– Janus Bahs JacquetCommented Apr 9, 2014 at 13:23
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I am confident
implies a high degree of sureness, but not quite certainty.
"Assume" shows the speaker takes it for granted.
In your example, the person is dubitative
Incertitude:
1. Uncertainty. 2. Absence of confidence; doubt. 3. Insecurity or instability.
Peradventure . 1.chance, doubt, or uncertainty. 2. surmise. adverb 3. Archaic. it may be; maybe; possibly; perhaps.
Scepsis:
