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dubious
Synonyms and Antonyms of dubious
- Any letter bearing the signature of Sherlock Holmes would be of dubious authenticity, to say the least.
debatable, disputable, doubtable, doubtful, dubitable, equivocal, fishy, problematic (also problematical), queer, questionable, shady, shaky, suspect, suspicious
- I'm dubious about our plan to go hang gliding without having had any training.
cagey (also cagy), disinclined, hesitant, indisposed, loath (also loth), reluctant, reticent
- made the dubious claim of being of royal blood
- I'm dubious about a diet that claims I can eat all I want and still lose weight.
on the fence
Synonym Discussion of dubious
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- doubtful about whether I said the right thing
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- dubious about the practicality of the scheme
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- whether the project will ever be finished is problematic
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- a man of questionable honesty
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