Synonyms of the word questionable


QUESTIONABLEALLEGED - APOCRYPHAL - CONFUTABLE - CONFUTATIVE - CONTESTABLE - DEBATABLE - DENIABLE - DOUBTFUL - DUBIOUS - DUBITABLE - EQUIVOCAL - FISHY - FUNNY - IMPUGNABLE - PROBLEMATIC - PROBLEMATICAL - REFUTABLE - SELF-STYLED - SHADY - SO-CALLED - SOI-DISANT - SUPPOSED - SUSPECT - SUSPICIOUS

questionable

  • adj. (obsolete) Inviting questions; inviting inquiry.
  • adj. Problematic; open to doubt or challenge.
  • adj. Of dubious respectability or morality.

alleged

  • v. simple past tense and past participle of allege.
  • adj. Asserted but not proved.
  • adj. Supposed but doubtful.

apocryphal

  • adj. Of, or pertaining to, the Apocrypha.
  • adj. Of doubtful authenticity, or lacking authority; not regarded as canonical.
  • adj. Of dubious veracity; of questionable accuracy or truthfulness; anecdotal or in the nature of an urban…

confutable

  • adj. (archaic or formal) That can be confuted, i.e. shown to be false; disprovable.

confutative

  • adj. That confutes.

contestable

  • adj. That which can be contested.

debatable

  • adj. Controversial. Not fully proved, open to debate, sometimes used humorously.
  • adj. Of a person, argumentative.
  • adj. A fitting subject for debate.

deniable

  • adj. Able to be denied or contradicted.

doubtful

  • adj. Subject to, or causing doubt.
  • adj. Experiencing or showing doubt, sceptical.
  • adj. Undecided or of uncertain outcome.
  • adj. (obsolete) Fearsome, dreadful.
  • adj. Improbable or unlikely.
  • adj. Suspicious, or of dubious character.
  • adj. Unclear or unreliable.
  • n. A doubtful person or thing.

dubious

  • adj. Arousing doubt; questionable; open to suspicion.
  • adj. In disbelief; wavering, uncertain, or hesitating in opinion; inclined to doubt; undecided.

dubitable

  • adj. Capable of being doubted; susceptible of being questioned.

equivocal

  • n. A word or expression capable of different meanings; an ambiguous term; an equivoque.
  • adj. Having two or more equally applicable meanings; capable of double or multiple interpretation; ambiguous;…
  • adj. Capable of being ascribed to different motives, or of signifying opposite feelings, purposes, or characters;…
  • adj. Uncertain, as an indication or sign; doubtful, incongruous.

fishy

  • n. (childish) diminutive of fish.
  • adj. Of, from, or similar to fish.
  • adj. Suspicious; inspiring doubt.
  • adj. (LGBT slang) Of drag queens: appearing feminine.

funny

  • adj. Amusing; humorous; comical.
  • adj. Strange or unusual, often implying unpleasant.
  • n. (humorous) A joke.
  • n. (humorous) A comic strip.
  • n. (Britain) A narrow boat for sculling.

impugnable

  • adj. That can be impugned; open to (verbal) attack, open to question.

problematic

  • adj. Posing a problem; having or suffering from problem(s).
  • n. (chiefly in the plural) A problem or difficulty in a particular field of study.

problematical

  • adj. doubtful or disputed.
  • adj. dubious or ambiguous.

refutable

  • adj. Able to be refuted, or shown to be false.

self-styled

  • adj. Claimed by the recipient, as a title one gave to oneself.

shady

  • adj. Abounding in shades.
  • adj. Causing shade.
  • adj. Overspread with shade; sheltered from the glare of light or sultry heat.
  • adj. (informal) Not trustworthy; disreputable.
  • adj. (Britain, slang) Mean, cruel.

so-called

  • adj. (idiomatic) So named, but wrongly so.
  • adj. (mathematics, sciences) So named.

soi-disant

  • adj. Self-styled; self-proclaimed.
  • adv. supposedly.

supposed

  • v. simple past tense and past participle of suppose.
  • adj. Presumed to be true, but without proof.
  • adj. (with infinitive) Generally considered or expected.
  • adj. (with infinitive) Having an obligation.
  • adj. (with infinitive) Intended.

suspect

  • v. (transitive) To imagine or suppose (something) to be true, or to exist, without proof.
  • v. (transitive) To distrust or have doubts about (something or someone).
  • v. (transitive) To believe (someone) to be guilty.
  • v. (intransitive) To have suspicion.
  • v. (transitive, obsolete) To look up to; to respect.
  • n. A person who is suspected of something, in particular of committing a crime.
  • adj. Viewed with suspicion; suspected.
  • adj. (nonstandard) Viewing with suspicion; suspecting.

suspicious

  • adj. Arousing suspicion.
  • adj. Distrustful or tending to suspect.
  • adj. Expressing suspicion.

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