Dubious Synonyms and Antonyms

do͝obē-əs, dyo͝o-
Vague
(Adjective)
Synonyms:
  1. doubtful
  2. ambiguous
  3. questionable
  4. unclear
  5. chancy
  6. equivocal
  7. indecisive
  8. iffy
  9. uncertain
  10. unsure
  11. borderline
  12. clouded
  13. dubitable
  14. indefinite
  15. disputable
  16. inconclusive
  17. fishy
  18. indeterminate
  19. problematic
  20. problematical
  21. shady
  22. shaky
  23. skeptical
  24. suspicious
  25. undecided
  26. undetermined
  27. vague
Antonyms:
  1. certain
  2. clear
  3. unambiguous
  4. definite
  5. unobscure
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Arousing suspicion
(Adjective)
Synonyms:
  1. questionable
  2. suspect
  3. shady

Words Related to Dubious

Related words are words that are directly connected to each other through their meaning, even if they are not synonyms or antonyms. This connection may be general or specific, or the words may appear frequently together.

Dubious Sentence Examples

  • Steve tells Catherine he wants to plead manslaughter on grounds of temporary insanity, but she looks dubious about the idea.

  • The little priest rose with a distinctly dubious grimace.

  • The use of cluster bombs seems morally dubious.

  • But it has a very dubious right to the name.

  • Time-honoured custom had hitherto reckoned primogeniture in the male line as the best 'title to the Russian crown; in the ustav of 1722 Peter denounced primogeniture in general as a stupid, dangerous, and even unscriptural practice of dubious origin.

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