questionable
Something that's questionable is uncertain or hard to believe. If a politician says things you doubt are true, you might describe his words as questionable.
You might say that it's questionable whether you'll reach your goal of getting straight A's in school, or secretly believe that everything your history teacher says is slightly questionable. In either case, you're highly doubtful. You can even describe a person as questionable, if he or she doesn't strike you as completely honest. The original meaning of the word was "that may be interrogated," from the Latin root word quaestionem, "a seeking, inquiry, questioning, or examination."
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subject to question“questionable motives”“a questionable reputation”“a fire of questionable origin”
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Synonyms:
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contestable
capable of being contested
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alleged, so-called, supposed
doubtful or suspect
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apocryphal
being of questionable authenticity
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debatable, problematic, problematical
open to doubt or debate
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doubtful, dubious, dubitable, in question
open to doubt or suspicion
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equivocal
open to question
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fishy, funny, shady, suspect, suspicious
not as expected
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impugnable
subject to being discredited
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self-styled, soi-disant
as claimed by and for yourself often without justification
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Antonyms:
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unquestionable
incapable of being questioned
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incontestable, incontestible
incapable of being contested or disputed
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undeniable
not possible to deny
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acknowledged
generally accepted
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beyond doubt, indubitable
too obvious to be doubted
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for sure
not open to doubt
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mathematical
beyond question
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unimpeachable
beyond doubt or reproach
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contestable
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able to be refuted
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synonyms:
confutable, confutative, refutable
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deniable
capable of being denied or contradicted
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deniable
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