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
Still fishy, but an appropriate Friday reward after eating like a seal for most of the working week.
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Hannah Coates, Vogue, 10 Feb. 2026
Interestingly, the trailer for The Dinosaurs opens with what would have been that little fishy’s worst nightmare.
—Tony Maglio, HollywoodReporter, 5 Feb. 2026
Some people don’t mind the taste, while others call it fishy and unpleasant.
—Bestreviews, Chicago Tribune, 3 Feb. 2026
Those three points offer us a guide for evaluating unusual events and the question of whether there might be something fishy afoot.
—Manon Bischoff, Scientific American, 24 Jan. 2026
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Hannah Coates, Vogue, 10 Feb. 2026
Interestingly, the trailer for The Dinosaurs opens with what would have been that little fishy’s worst nightmare.
—Tony Maglio, HollywoodReporter, 5 Feb. 2026
Some people don’t mind the taste, while others call it fishy and unpleasant.
—Bestreviews, Chicago Tribune, 3 Feb. 2026
Those three points offer us a guide for evaluating unusual events and the question of whether there might be something fishy afoot.
—Manon Bischoff, Scientific American, 24 Jan. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for fishy
Adjective
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Quinten Post was questionable with an ankle sprain, but joined the starting lineup.—
Joseph Dycus,
Mercury News,
15 Mar. 2026
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Jett Howard, who was a late scratch at Miami due to an illness, was listed as questionable on the team’s initial injury report.—
Jason Beede,
The Orlando Sentinel,
15 Mar. 2026
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But such a pledge was of dubious legal authority since past emergency declarations by governors dealt with medical reasons, such as the pandemic.—
Rick Pearson,
Chicago Tribune,
18 Mar. 2026
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Getting there, however, is a more dubious matter.—
Sara Holdren,
Vulture,
17 Mar. 2026
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This seemed to color the investigation almost from the beginning, since Epstein’s death was never treated as suspicious.—
Julie K. Brown,
Miami Herald,
21 Mar. 2026
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Anyone who witnessed suspicious activity in the area at that time, including those with home surveillance video, is asked to contact the Northbrook Police Department at 847-564-2060.—
Jeramie Bizzle,
CBS News,
21 Mar. 2026
Adjective
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Speech — Intimidation as censorship The First Amendment protects disputable speech, not agreeable.—
Brielle Miller,
Baltimore Sun,
9 Mar. 2026
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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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As fraud remains in focus in the Minnesota Legislature, the House on Monday unanimously approved a bill to repeal from state law a problematic program that prosecutors said was the target of a massive fraud scheme.—
Caroline Cummings,
CBS News,
16 Mar. 2026
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But what was more problematic to business owners and community members who attended the meeting was the issue of parking availability and turnover in the area.—
Hannah Elsmore,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
16 Mar. 2026
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Featuring so many plugs for Chick-fil-A that one hopes the producers got a good product-placement fee or at least free catering for the film shoot, Plantman & Blondie might have been amusing enough as a brief sketch, although frankly even that’s doubtful.—
Frank Scheck,
HollywoodReporter,
15 Mar. 2026
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Surveying the field, Morrisson is doubtful there's a candidate who can top Biss - especially a challenger running further to the left.—
Elena Moore,
NPR,
15 Mar. 2026
Adjective
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But whether employment levels are about to be driven off a cliff thanks to the rampant use of generative AI at the workplace remains debatable.—
Victor Tangermann,
Futurism,
18 Mar. 2026
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Fairness is subjective and debatable.—
Alex Mayyasi,
NPR,
17 Mar. 2026
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“Fishy.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/fishy. Accessed 23 Mar. 2026.
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