as in questionable
giving good reason for being doubted, questioned, or challenged
some highly dubitable "evidence" that the stone tower was built by the Vikings
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Recent Examples of dubitable
Besides gathering leads and resources, Twitter has also emerged as a platform where doctors are exposing the inefficiencies of India’s dubitable healthcare processes, and the lack of transparency around it.
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Ananya Bhattacharya, Quartz, 26 Apr. 2021
Ananya Bhattacharya, Quartz, 26 Apr. 2021
Recent Examples of Synonyms for dubitable
Adjective
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James, who played after initially being listed as questionable because of arthritis in his left foot, scored 24 points in 27 minutes on eight-for-15 shooting.—
Broderick Turner,
Los Angeles Times,
2 Mar. 2026
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These false or misleading statements are characteristic of politicians with questionable integrity who are willing to say anything for political gain.—
Rafael Perez,
Oc Register,
1 Mar. 2026
Adjective
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Still, many Hungarians are dubious of Orban’s anti-Ukraine messaging.—
Justin Spike,
Los Angeles Times,
25 Feb. 2026
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As reviewers have noted, the engine of her Wuthering Heights is not emotion or plot but rather the whiplash created by audiovisual juxtapositions—most of which project the dubious theory that Victorian social rules were equivalent to BDSM.—
Spencer Kornhaber,
The Atlantic,
24 Feb. 2026
Adjective
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That disputable appraisal turned a few heads, and people began peppering the bot for further remarks on Musk’s physical prowess.—
Miles Klee,
Rolling Stone,
20 Nov. 2025
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That time, a very disputable foul denied him.—
Matt Woosnam,
New York Times,
18 Aug. 2025
Adjective
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Williams is listed as doubtful against the Suns; Shulga is out.—
Zack Cox,
Boston Herald,
24 Feb. 2026
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Fellow Finn Roope Hintz is doubtful for Wednesday’s game against Seattle due to illness.—
Lia Assimakopoulos,
Dallas Morning News,
24 Feb. 2026
Adjective
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That makes any supply disruptions due to the Iran conflict even more problematic for India.—
Priyanka Salve,
CNBC,
2 Mar. 2026
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Other areas where eclipse weather will be problematic will be over parts of Utah, Wyoming and Colorado, where light rain and snow may fall, as well as portions of the Northern Plains to the upper Great Lakes, where a cold front will be dropping southward from south-central Canada.—
Joe Rao,
Space.com,
2 Mar. 2026
Adjective
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Others didn’t want to hear explanation, suspicious of a larger culture that considers anti-Blackness the usual weather, on some psychic level, basically tolerable.—
Doreen St. Félix,
New Yorker,
28 Feb. 2026
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This ritual has taken on new meaning now that my parents received word from their doctor on the same day, that Mother has Stage 4 cancer and Father has a suspicious spot on his pancreas.—
Chicago Tribune,
Chicago Tribune,
28 Feb. 2026
Adjective
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Whether the Sox made enough moves to satisfy fans is debatable.—
Paul Sullivan,
Chicago Tribune,
25 Feb. 2026
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Even if the tariffs are effective — which is debatable — these advocates miss the point.—
Jan Goldsmith,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
24 Feb. 2026
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“Dubitable.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/dubitable. Accessed 4 Mar. 2026.
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