1
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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2
as in disputable
open to question or dispute
that his wartime exploit happened at all is very doubtable
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for doubtable
Adjective
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The department did not directly respond to questions the Tribune sent in February about how the city could have let obviously questionable entries slip through in the first place.—
Joe Mahr,
Chicago Tribune,
19 Apr. 2026 -
Now, the school is feeling some of the same competitive pressure its public school neighbors have been feeling – because, in Cedar Rapids' new, competitive marketplace, its product has gone from shiny and new to questionable and perhaps tainted.—
Cory Turner,
NPR,
19 Apr. 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
Adjective
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Trusting Anthropic to hold back dangerous models seems somewhat dubious, given that Amodei expressed similar worries about Anthropic’s chatbot, Claude, only to release it after OpenAI put out ChatGPT.—
Kyle Chayka,
New Yorker,
15 Apr. 2026
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But ousting Powell would be legally dubious, Dan Urman, director of the law and public policy minor at Northeastern University, told CBS News.—
Aimee Picchi,
CBS News,
15 Apr. 2026
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Some have pointed to a 1980 precedent holding that the motion to enter executive session for a discharge vote is non-debatable — meaning Thune could get Warsh into the room without a cloture vote.—
Phil Mattingly,
CNN Money,
22 Apr. 2026
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Though whether this return to Gilead is interesting enough to exist is debatable.—
Brian Truitt,
USA Today,
10 Apr. 2026
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But the war now has him doubtful prices will come down anytime soon.—
Michael Cuglietta,
The Orlando Sentinel,
15 Apr. 2026
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Some analysts are doubtful that the United States can restore normal shipping through force alone.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
13 Apr. 2026
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Finding the behavior suspicious, police said the officers activated their overhead lights and attempted to initiate a traffic stop.—
Stephen Underwood,
Hartford Courant,
11 Apr. 2026
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Never click on suspicious links Some scams prompt you to click on a link that takes you to a fake website to gather your personal information or unintentionally download malware onto your computer.—
Jasmin Suknanan,
CNBC,
10 Apr. 2026
Adjective
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Instead, commissioners noted that the single accessway to the complex would be a narrow road where traffic is already problematic.—
Don Stacom,
Hartford Courant,
19 Apr. 2026
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So structurally, obviously, that is problematic for this whole throat area.—
Chris Willman,
Variety,
19 Apr. 2026
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“Doubtable.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/doubtable. Accessed 25 Apr. 2026.
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