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
Side effects of taking fish oil can include bad breath, heartburn, headache, and a fishy odor.20
Talk with your doctor before starting a supplement for fatty liver disease.
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Health, 25 July 2025
Take the quiz here … TASTE OF HISTORY – Ancient Romans' favorite sauce reveals fishy secrets after 1,800 years.
—FOXNews.com, 23 July 2025
Take the orcas spotted in 1987 wearing dead salmon like fishy hats.
—Pranjal Malewar, New Atlas, 19 July 2025
In rare cases, a fishy smell may come from TMAU, a condition that occurs when your body can’t break down trimethylamine, a chemical that builds up and comes out in your sweat, urine, or vaginal fluids.
—Brandi Jones, Verywell Health, 10 July 2025
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Health, 25 July 2025
Take the quiz here … TASTE OF HISTORY – Ancient Romans' favorite sauce reveals fishy secrets after 1,800 years.
—FOXNews.com, 23 July 2025
Take the orcas spotted in 1987 wearing dead salmon like fishy hats.
—Pranjal Malewar, New Atlas, 19 July 2025
In rare cases, a fishy smell may come from TMAU, a condition that occurs when your body can’t break down trimethylamine, a chemical that builds up and comes out in your sweat, urine, or vaginal fluids.
—Brandi Jones, Verywell Health, 10 July 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for fishy
Adjective
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Reject questionable practices and products, and resist modern marketing, which has a short lifespan.—
Expert Panel®,
Forbes.com,
21 Aug. 2025
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The Dolphins have versatility among their backups, but the quality of their backups remains questionable.—
Chris Perkins,
Sun Sentinel,
21 Aug. 2025
Adjective
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Literary adaptations are usually a dubious prospect.—
Brittany Allen,
Literary Hub,
22 Aug. 2025
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And also highly unlikely, given Trump’s ambivalence and dubious European resolve.—
Andy Shaw,
Chicago Tribune,
22 Aug. 2025
Adjective
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The Girlfriend Prime Video, September 10 Literary bona fides: based on The Girlfriend by Michelle Frances (2017) Robin Wright directs and stars in this psychological thriller, alongside Laurie Davidson, who plays her son, and Olivia Cooke, who plays his new, extremely suspicious girlfriend.—
Emily Temple
August 29,
Literary Hub,
29 Aug. 2025
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Sometimes, borrowers run into an overly suspicious underwriter.—
Jeff Lazerson,
Oc Register,
28 Aug. 2025
Adjective
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This disconnect suggests that while devices can worsen mental health issues, just removing them doesn't appear to solve more fundamental matters of anxiety, depression or social isolation that drive problematic phone use in the first place.—
Angelica Mari,
Forbes.com,
30 Aug. 2025
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Still, this is evanescent stuff, hardly weighty enough to get mad about with respect to the aforementioned problematic areas.—
Leslie Felperin,
HollywoodReporter,
28 Aug. 2025
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Now, the Bengals are expected to field offers, as a trade is no longer as doubtful to happen.—
Justin Grasso,
MSNBC Newsweek,
20 Aug. 2025
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Players will be designated as available, probable, questionable, doubtful or out.—
Matt Murschel,
The Orlando Sentinel,
19 Aug. 2025
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Gordon’s red card was debatable if probably justified, but referee Simon Hooper had joined Liverpool in providing a suitable antagonist for the evening, so Newcastle rallied.—
Harry De Cosemo,
Forbes.com,
26 Aug. 2025
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Carl Anka So much about this side is debatable except in midfield and, rather perversely, up front, where even a wantaway Alexander Isak seems the best option in the medium term (if not perhaps before the window closes).—
James McNicholas,
New York Times,
15 Aug. 2025
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“Fishy.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/fishy. Accessed 3 Sep. 2025.
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