DOUBTABLE Synonyms: 83 Similar and Opposite Words

doubtable

adjective

Definition of doubtable

as in questionable

giving good reason for being doubted, questioned, or challenged her argument rested entirely upon some highly doubtable logic

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as in disputable

open to question or dispute that his wartime exploit happened at all is very doubtable

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Adjective

The Dolphins edge suffered a stinger and is questionable to return.

— Miami Herald, Miami Herald, 2 Nov. 2026
Atlanta’s mayor recently asked city police to audit their ALPR searches – a process that flagged some possibly questionable uses that are currently under investigation.

— Graham Hurley, CNN Money, 1 Nov. 2026

Definition of questionable

Adjective

But revenue coming in at double the projections is not disputable and cannot happen if the tax base runs away.

— Teresa Ghilarducci, Forbes.com, 23 Aug. 2026
However, disputable refereeing decisions, especially in the matches against Italy and Spain, led to allegations that South Korea may have benefited from favorable officiating.

— Andrew Pereira, Encyclopedia Britannica, 18 June 2026

Definition of disputable

Adjective

To that end, Eaton cites ongoing litigation involving college athletes and former college athletes seeking to extend their collegiate careers, with conflicting court decisions, as evidence the topic raises debatable interpretations of the law.

— Michael McCann, Sportico.com, 2 Nov. 2026
As a matter of pure economics, this linkage may be debatable.

— Ruth Marcus, New Yorker, 1 Nov. 2026

Definition of debatable

Adjective

Junior running back and leading rusher Jeremy Payne was listed as doubtful in the first player availability report for Saturday.

— Steven Johnson, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 29 Oct. 2026
Senior linebacker Jaden Robinson also is listed as doubtful, providing more opportunity for sophomore Ty Jackson.

— Edgar Thompson, The Orlando Sentinel, 28 Oct. 2026

Definition of doubtful

Adjective

What emerges from Carrère’s excavation of his mother’s past is a strikingly nuanced portrait of a brilliant, problematic scholar.

— Madeleine Wulfahrt, New Yorker, 4 Nov. 2026
Many legal experts, as well as the European Commission and the EU's top court, agree that reforms to the justice system introduced by PiS while in power were highly problematic.

— ABC News, ABC News, 3 Nov. 2026

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