1
as in dubious
giving good reason for being doubted, questioned, or challenged
the runner's unexpected first-place finish is questionable, so a drug test has been ordered
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as in unlikely
not likely to be true or to occur
it's questionable that he will show up tonight considering all the bad weather we're having
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as in debatable
open to question or dispute
whether it will rain today or not is questionable
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Recent Examples of questionable
His federalizing of National Guard units has brought stasis to criminal justice in the District because judges and juries are not likely to indict or set trials because of questionable constitutionality.
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Paul Bedard, The Washington Examiner, 30 Aug. 2025
However, their convictions were later overturned due to questionable interrogation methods and a lack of physical evidence, and no DNA matches.
—Stepheny Price, FOXNews.com, 30 Aug. 2025
It was taken in July 2022 at the Edgewood Tahoe Resort, during an annual tournament where high rollers at the property’s casino are rewarded for their questionable impulses by being paired on the course with celebrities.
—David Amsden, Rolling Stone, 29 Aug. 2025
Dabrowski has been a regular critic of the state’s underfunded public employee pension system, proposing constitutionally questionable ways to end it.
—Rick Pearson, Chicago Tribune, 29 Aug. 2025
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Paul Bedard, The Washington Examiner, 30 Aug. 2025
However, their convictions were later overturned due to questionable interrogation methods and a lack of physical evidence, and no DNA matches.
—Stepheny Price, FOXNews.com, 30 Aug. 2025
It was taken in July 2022 at the Edgewood Tahoe Resort, during an annual tournament where high rollers at the property’s casino are rewarded for their questionable impulses by being paired on the course with celebrities.
—David Amsden, Rolling Stone, 29 Aug. 2025
Dabrowski has been a regular critic of the state’s underfunded public employee pension system, proposing constitutionally questionable ways to end it.
—Rick Pearson, Chicago Tribune, 29 Aug. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for questionable
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Many in Hollywood were dubious as to whether Universal and Amblin could reboot the Jurassic franchise for a third time, and birth a new trilogy more than three decades after Steven Spielberg’s dinos first stomped onto the big screen in 1993’s Jurassic Park.—
Pamela McClintock,
HollywoodReporter,
3 Sep. 2025
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Besides there being considerable variation in terms of COVID-19 vaccine policy among our peers, which makes claims about alignment dubious, there’s the issue of insurance coverage.—
Joshua P. Cohen,
Forbes.com,
1 Sep. 2025
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The comedic murder-mystery series following three unlikely neighbors — Charles (Steve Martin), Oliver (Martin Short) and Mabel (Selena Gomez) — who bond over their obsession with true crime podcasts.—
Samantha Stutsman,
PEOPLE,
9 Sep. 2025
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The upshot is that France’s fiscal mess is unlikely to be fixed anytime soon.—
Saskya Vandoorne,
CNN Money,
8 Sep. 2025
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How long the Tigers last in the playoffs is certainly debatable.—
Bernie Pleskoff,
Forbes.com,
2 Sep. 2025
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The game's overall quality is debatable; what isn't is its profound impact on pro football.—
Jim Reineking,
USA Today,
29 Aug. 2025
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That time, a very disputable foul denied him.—
Matt Woosnam,
New York Times,
18 Aug. 2025
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Initially listed as doubtful, the first-round pick is expected to return later this week when Dallas faces the Golden State Valkyries on Thursday and the Los Angeles Sparks on Sunday, according to Dallas Hoops Journal.—
Grant Afseth,
MSNBC Newsweek,
3 Sep. 2025
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But industry followers are doubtful that the box office buzz will lead to a strategy shift toward theatrical releases for Netflix.—
Alex Harring,
CNBC,
26 Aug. 2025
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The plaintiffs argued the displacement was motivated by a desire to limit readers' access to books with viewpoints that are unpopular and controversial in the area.—
Taylor Seely,
AZCentral.com,
8 Sep. 2025
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McLaren made a controversial decision at the Italian Grand Prix, swapping Lando Norris and Oscar Piastri's positions at the end of the race.—
Nelson Espinal,
MSNBC Newsweek,
7 Sep. 2025
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My ultra earbuds keeps disconnecting randomly, and also first connection is problematic.—
PC Magazine,
PC Magazine,
3 Sep. 2025
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This creates an especially problematic situation since 70% of team engagement is attributable to the manager.—
Caroline Castrillon,
Forbes.com,
3 Sep. 2025
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These advanced capabilities can detect an individual crossing a virtual boundary, expose suspicious loitering or unusual motion patterns across vast areas and even recognize unknown faces in high-security zones.—
Michael Evanoff,
Forbes.com,
2 Sep. 2025
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The 63-year-old Plainfield man died from drowning but the manner of his suspicious death was ruled a homicide, according to the Cook County medical examiner’ office.—
Christy Gutowski,
Chicago Tribune,
2 Sep. 2025
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“Questionable.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/questionable. Accessed 9 Sep. 2025.
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