English > questionable: 2 senses > adjective 1| Meaning | subject to question. |
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| Examples | - "questionable motives"
- "a questionable reputation"
- "a fire of questionable origin"
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| Narrower | alleged, so-called, supposed | doubtful or suspect |
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| apocryphal | Of questionable authenticity |
| debatable, problematic, problematical | open to doubt or debate |
| doubtful, dubious, dubitable, in question | open to doubt or suspicion |
| equivocal | open to question |
| fishy, funny, shady, suspect, suspicious | not as expected |
| impugnable | subject to being discredited |
| self-styled, soi-disant | As claimed by and for yourself often without justification |
| See also | contestable | capable of being contested |
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| Opposite | unquestionable | Incapable of being questioned |
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| Spanish | cuestionable |
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| Catalan | qüestionable |
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| Adverbs | questionably | in a questionable and dubious manner |
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