DUBIOUSNESS Synonyms: 21 Similar and Opposite Words

dubiousness

noun

Definition of dubiousness

as in shakiness

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Recent Examples of dubiousness Other controversies have underscored the dubiousness of Anthropic’s commitment to its mission and the hypocrisy of its goodie-two-shoes act. — Frank Landymore, Futurism, 5 Aug. 2026 The dubiousness of the mayor’s position goes beyond his indefensible gamble with public health. — U T Editorial Board, San Diego Union-Tribune, 1 Aug. 2026 Kelley goes all-in too early (only a scene-stealing Leo Woodall, as an American solider with a secret, brings the appropriate level of dubiousness to the pair’s exchanges). — Kate Erbland, IndieWire, 8 Sep. 2025 Going off gold prompted mass dubiousness about currencies and sparked interest in currency hedges. — Brian Domitrovic, Forbes.com, 17 Aug. 2025 Hence the dubiousness of a TV adaptation. — Nicholas Quah, Vulture, 12 Aug. 2025

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Noun

City finished 17 points behind Chelsea when Chelsea won their most recent title, and maybe after a while that inculcates a sense of shakiness, or not-quite-worthiness.

— Katie Whyatt, New York Times, 7 Sep. 2026
That might become more valuable with some shakiness recently from left-handers Matthew Boyd and Shota Imanaga.

— Meghan Montemurro, Chicago Tribune, 25 Aug. 2026

Definition of shakiness

Noun

To deal with this unreliability, the Paraborgs will need better onboard systems to pinpoint their positions and monitor their actions so researchers can recognize when an insect has deviated from its course or become less responsive.

— IEEE Spectrum, IEEE Spectrum, 5 Sep. 2026
But the prosecution was able to frame the voice as a mark of her unreliability rather than a sign of her illness.

— Eren Orbey, New Yorker, 4 Sep. 2026

Definition of unreliability

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