as in questionable
giving good reason for being doubted, questioned, or challenged
something's fishy about the way he's acting
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Recent Examples of fishy
Avoid any scallops that smell fishy, sour, or sulfur-like—fresh scallops should have a briny or mildly sweet seaweed aroma, Comeau says.
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Heather Riske,
Better Homes & Gardens,
12 June 2026
Check for a Fresh, Mild Scent Fresh, high-quality fish shouldn’t smell overly fishy.
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Jillian Kubala,
Health,
5 June 2026
There’s something fishy going on when an undercard fight and a line starts moving.
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David Remnick,
New Yorker,
22 May 2026
Lottery officials knew something was fishy when Kira Enders tried to collect a $1 million prize from the Pensacola lottery office in 2024.
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Jack Jankowski,
The Orlando Sentinel,
9 May 2026
See All Example Sentences for fishy
Heather Riske,
Better Homes & Gardens,
12 June 2026
Check for a Fresh, Mild Scent Fresh, high-quality fish shouldn’t smell overly fishy.
—
Jillian Kubala,
Health,
5 June 2026
There’s something fishy going on when an undercard fight and a line starts moving.
—
David Remnick,
New Yorker,
22 May 2026
Lottery officials knew something was fishy when Kira Enders tried to collect a $1 million prize from the Pensacola lottery office in 2024.
—
Jack Jankowski,
The Orlando Sentinel,
9 May 2026
See All Example Sentences for fishy
Recent Examples of Synonyms for fishy
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And the audio and video recording of women is a questionable feature of every camp – even if the men here don’t see it that way.
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And the majority of students who require calculus for their eventual major end up retaking the introductory college course anyway—suggesting that the high school rush to calculus provides questionable academic benefit for most who undertake it.
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The guest star’s fate looks dubious in an exclusive new clip released Wednesday ahead of Thursday’s sixth episode.
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Japan has long held the dubious honor of a revolving door of prime ministers.
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Norma was instantly suspicious.
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Ahead of the fateful trip to Zion, Bernadette was growing suspicious about Vander Meer’s behavior.
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However, disputable refereeing decisions, especially in the matches against Italy and Spain, led to allegations that South Korea may have benefited from favorable officiating.
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Speech — Intimidation as censorship The First Amendment protects disputable speech, not agreeable.
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Or will society collectively begin to see this as problematic?
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Calories Burned Chasing a calorie burn is especially problematic, according to De Leon.
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Three centuries later, the librarians of Alexandria took charge of the text, collating competing versions, marking doubtful lines, imposing a measure of order on the teeming verses.
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Sounding doubtful and defeated, Jessica hung up.
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But this approach rests on some debatable assumptions.
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That’s what should’ve happened to the quarterback Brendan Sorsby, whose conduct isn’t debatable.
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“Fishy.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/fishy. Accessed 29 Jun. 2026.
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