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Questionable

Admitting of being questioned; inviting, or seeming to invite, inquiry.

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Alleged 84% connected

of Allege

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Alleged 84% connected

of Allege

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Apocryphal 84% connected

Pertaining to the Apocrypha.

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Apocryphal 84% connected

Pertaining to the Apocrypha.

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Debatable 84% connected

Liable to be debated; disputable; subject to controversy or contention; open to question or dispute; as, a debatable question.

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Debatable 84% connected

Liable to be debated; disputable; subject to controversy or contention; open to question or dispute; as, a debatable question.

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Deniable 84% connected

Capable of being, or liable to be, denied.

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Deniable 84% connected

Capable of being, or liable to be, denied.

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Doubtful 84% connected

Not settled in opinion; undetermined; wavering; hesitating in belief; also used, metaphorically, of the body when its action is affected by such a st…

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Doubtful 84% connected

Not settled in opinion; undetermined; wavering; hesitating in belief; also used, metaphorically, of the body when its action is affected by such a st…

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Dubious 84% connected

Doubtful or not settled in opinion; being in doubt; wavering or fluctuating; undetermined.

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Dubious 84% connected

Doubtful or not settled in opinion; being in doubt; wavering or fluctuating; undetermined.

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Dubitable 84% connected

Liable to be doubted; uncertain.

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Dubitable 84% connected

Liable to be doubted; uncertain.

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Equivocal 84% connected

(Literally, called equally one thing or the other; hence:) Having two significations equally applicable; capable of double interpretation; of doubtfu…

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Equivocal 84% connected

(Literally, called equally one thing or the other; hence:) Having two significations equally applicable; capable of double interpretation; of doubtfu…

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Fishy 84% connected

Consisting of fish; fishlike; having the qualities or taste of fish; abounding in fish.

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Fishy 84% connected

Consisting of fish; fishlike; having the qualities or taste of fish; abounding in fish.

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Funny 84% connected

Droll; comical; amusing; laughable.

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Funny 84% connected

Droll; comical; amusing; laughable.

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Impugnable 84% connected

Capable of being impugned; that may be gainsaid.

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Impugnable 84% connected

Capable of being impugned; that may be gainsaid.

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Problematic 84% connected

Alt. of Problematical

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Problematic 84% connected

Alt. of Problematical

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Problematical 84% connected

Having the nature of a problem; not shown in fact; questionable; uncertain; unsettled; doubtful.

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Problematical 84% connected

Having the nature of a problem; not shown in fact; questionable; uncertain; unsettled; doubtful.

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Shady 84% connected

Abounding in shade or shades; overspread with shade; causing shade.

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Shady 84% connected

Abounding in shade or shades; overspread with shade; causing shade.

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So-called 84% connected

So named; called by such a name (but perhaps called thus with doubtful propriety).

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So-called 84% connected

So named; called by such a name (but perhaps called thus with doubtful propriety).

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Soi-disant 84% connected

Calling himself; self-styled; pretended; would-be.

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Soi-disant 84% connected

Calling himself; self-styled; pretended; would-be.

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Supposed 84% connected

of Suppose

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Supposed 84% connected

of Suppose

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Suspect 84% connected

Suspicious; inspiring distrust.

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Suspect 84% connected

Suspicious; inspiring distrust.

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Suspicious 84% connected

Inclined to suspect; given or prone to suspicion; apt to imagine without proof.

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Suspicious 84% connected

Inclined to suspect; given or prone to suspicion; apt to imagine without proof.

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Contestable 66% connected

Capable of being contested; debatable.

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Contestable 66% connected

Capable of being contested; debatable.

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Synonym 3

Confutable 92% connected

That may be confuted.

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Confutative 92% connected

Adapted or designed to confute.

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Refutable 92% connected

Admitting of being refuted or disproved; capable of being proved false or erroneous.

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