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Another word for dubious

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  1. Doubtful

    2. See also:

    suspicious

    doubtful

  2. Vague

    3. See also:

    questionable

    obscure

    doubtful

  3. Arousing suspicion

    4. See also:

    doubtful

    suspicious

    questionable

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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.

  • In the absence of corroboration, these dubious details must be received with extreme reserve.

  • 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.

  • Nor have they even had the dubious merit of success.

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