Dubious vs. Questionable — What's the Difference?
Difference Between Dubious and Questionable
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Dubious
Fraught with uncertainty or doubt; undecided.
Questionable
Open to doubt or challenge; problematic.
Dubious
Arousing doubt; doubtful
A dubious distinction.
Questionable
Not yet determined or specified.
Dubious
Of questionable character
Dubious profits.
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Questionable
Of dubious morality or respectability
A questionable reputation.
Dubious
(of a statement, matter, or thing) Arousing doubt; questionable; open to suspicion.
After he made some dubious claims about the company, fewer people trusted him.
They were renowned as people of dubious morals.
Questionable
Problematic; open to doubt or challenge.
It is questionable if the universe is open or closed.
Dubious
(of a person) In disbelief; wavering, uncertain, or hesitating in opinion; inclined to doubt; undecided.
She was dubious about my plan at first, but later I managed to persuade her to cooperate.
Questionable
Of dubious respectability or morality.
Tiffiny’s behavior is highly questionable.
Dubious
Generally considered imprecise or wrong, but not totally unplayable.
Questionable
(obsolete) Inviting questions; inviting inquiry.
Dubious
Doubtful or not settled in opinion; being in doubt; wavering or fluctuating; undetermined.
A dubious, agitated state of mind.
Questionable
Admitting of being questioned; inviting, or seeming to invite, inquiry.
Thou com'st in such a questionable shapeThat I will speak to thee.
Dubious
Occasioning doubt; not clear, or obvious; equivocal; questionable; doubtful; as, a dubious answer.
Wiping the dingy shirt with a still more dubious pocket handkerchief.
Questionable
Liable to question; subject to be doubted or called in question; problematical; doubtful; suspicious.
It is questionable whether Galen ever saw the dissection of a human body.T.
Dubious
Of uncertain event or issue; as, in dubious battle.
Questionable
Subject to question;
Questionable motives
A questionable reputation
A fire of questionable origin
Dubious
Fraught with uncertainty or doubt;
They were doubtful that the cord would hold
It was doubtful whether she would be admitted
Dubious about agreeing to go
Questionable
Able to be refuted
Dubious
Open to doubt or suspicion;
The candidate's doubtful past
He has a dubious record indeed
What one found uncertain the other found dubious or downright false
It was more than dubitable whether the friend was as influential as she thought
Dubious
Not convinced;
They admitted the force of my argument but remained dubious
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