DOUBTABLE Synonyms: 83 Similar and Opposite Words

doubtable

adjective

Definition of doubtable

as in questionable

giving good reason for being doubted, questioned, or challenged her argument rested entirely upon some highly doubtable logic

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as in disputable

open to question or dispute that his wartime exploit happened at all is very doubtable

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Adjective

Wikus van de Merwe (Sharlto Copley) plays a government agent working in the Department of Alien Affairs, who gets caught up in a world of questionable ethics and violence.

— Grace Dean, Space.com, 1 Sep. 2026
She was recently listed as questionable due to a back injury ahead of a game against the Toronto Tempo, but started both games against the expansion team last week.

— Tracy Brown, Los Angeles Times, 31 Aug. 2026

Definition of questionable

Adjective

But revenue coming in at double the projections is not disputable and cannot happen if the tax base runs away.

— Teresa Ghilarducci, Forbes.com, 23 Aug. 2026
However, disputable refereeing decisions, especially in the matches against Italy and Spain, led to allegations that South Korea may have benefited from favorable officiating.

— Andrew Pereira, Encyclopedia Britannica, 18 June 2026

Definition of disputable

Adjective

But the unyielding scrutiny over dubious associations doesn’t cut both ways.

— Lorraine Ali, Los Angeles Times, 3 Sep. 2026
When his distant goddaughter Helena (Phoebe Waller-Bridge) shows up with a dubious interest in researching the Dial, Indy is begrudgingly wrangled into One Last Ride.

— Frank DeRuggiero, Entertainment Weekly, 3 Sep. 2026

Definition of dubious

Adjective

Gray Interiors Named Most Controversial Home Trend Topping the list for most controversial design trends is the ever-debatable millennial gray.

— Claire Hoppe Norgaard, Better Homes & Gardens, 31 Aug. 2026
Plain Glossy White and Round Plates This is highly debatable even among our experts.

— Sheila Kim, The Spruce, 30 Aug. 2026

Definition of debatable

Adjective

Even if temperatures were to sharply drop, the recovery of most corals is doubtful.

— Peter Prengaman, Fortune, 24 Aug. 2026
For much of last year, Head Start, the federal program that provides child-care and preschool services for low-income families, appeared to have a doubtful future.

— Jessica Winter, New Yorker, 20 Aug. 2026

Definition of doubtful

Adjective

Glendale police received multiple calls about a suspicious male adult, with officers first responding to a retail store in the 1500 block of Glenoaks Boulevard.

— Andrew J. Campa, Los Angeles Times, 2 Sep. 2026
By the time something appears suspicious, causality is fragmented across systems, logs and identities.

— Brian Contos, Forbes.com, 2 Sep. 2026

Definition of suspicious

Adjective

Medical uses Buprenorphine’s principal use is in the treatment of OUD, a chronic condition characterized by problematic opioid use despite harmful consequences.

— Encyclopedia Britannica, Encyclopedia Britannica, 28 Aug. 2026
The Fire Center said in its update that those conditions could be problematic for firefighters.

— Carly Sauvageau, USA Today, 26 Aug. 2026

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