Antonyms for questionable
Grammar : Adj |
Spell : kwes-chuh-nuh-buhl |
Phonetic Transcription : ˈkwɛs tʃə nə bəl |
Definition of questionable
Origin :- 1580s, "that may be interrogated;" c.1600, "open to dispute, doubtful," from question (v.) + -able. Deprecatory sense of "dubious in character" is attested from 1806. Related: Questionably.
- adj doubtful, uncertain
- Not Najma this questionable companion, but one as dear to Khalid.
- Extract from : « The Book of Khalid » by Ameen Rihani
- "I thought maybe he were a friend," said the stranger, with questionable veracity.
- Extract from : « The Shadow of a Crime » by Hall Caine
- And which among the components of happiness and well-being can possibly be questionable?
- Extract from : « The Memorabilia » by Xenophon
- Only for a moment, and then he continued the questionable pleasure of following her.
- Extract from : « The Strollers » by Frederic S. Isham
- No message in cipher, nor any that is at all questionable, must be sent or delivered.
- Extract from : « The Destroyer » by Burton Egbert Stevenson
- The publication of inferior research results is of questionable value.
- Extract from : « College Teaching » by Paul Klapper
- "That is the worst of it," says Luttrell, with questionable taste, biting his moustache.
- Extract from : « Molly Bawn » by Margaret Wolfe Hamilton
- Indeed, he had been unearthed from a midnight carouse at a questionable restaurant.
- Extract from : « The Minister of Evil » by William Le Queux
- In such a crowd there will naturally be questionable personages.
- Extract from : « The Book-Hunter » by John Hill Burton
- If our models of conduct and morals are questionable, our conduct and morals will be of like type.
- Extract from : « The Mind and Its Education » by George Herbert Betts
Synonyms for questionable
- ambiguous
- apocryphal
- arguable
- contingent
- controversial
- controvertible
- cryptic
- debatable
- disputable
- dubious
- dubitable
- enigmatic
- equivocal
- fishy
- hard to believe
- hypothetical
- iffy
- indecisive
- indefinite
- indeterminate
- moot
- mysterious
- obscure
- occult
- open to doubt
- open to question
- oracular
- paradoxical
- problematic
- problematical
- provisional
- shady
- suspect
- suspicious
- unconfirmed
- undefined
- under advisement
- under examination
- unproven
- unreliable
- unsettled
- vague
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