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- DictionaryDoubt·ful/ˈdoutf(ə)l/
adjective
- 1. feeling uncertain about something: "he looked doubtful, but gave a nod" Similar irresolutehesitanttentativevacillatingditheringwaveringteeteringfluctuatingfalteringambivalentdividedin doubtunsureuncertainin two mindsshilly-shallyingundecidedindefiniteunresolvedin a quandary/dilemmaundeterminedinformal:iffyblowing hot and coldsitting on the fenceOpposite confidentdecisive
- 2. not known with certainty: "the fire was of doubtful origin" Similar in doubtdubiousuncertainopen to questionquestionableunsureunconfirmednot definiteunknownunsettledundecidedunresolveddebatableopen to debatemootin the balancependingin limboin no man's landup in the airconfusedproblematicambiguousinformal:iffyOpposite certain
- ▪ improbable: "it is doubtful whether these programs have any lasting effect" Similar unlikelyimprobablenot likelydubiousunthinkableimplausibleimpossiblefar-fetchedinconceivableunimaginableremotebeyond the bounds of possibilityOpposite probable
- ▪ not established as genuine or acceptable: "of doubtful legality" Similar unlikelyimprobablenot likelydubiousunthinkableimplausibleimpossiblefar-fetchedinconceivableunimaginableremotebeyond the bounds of possibilityquestionablearguabledisputabledebatableopen to questionopen to debatesubject to debatecontroversialcontentiousopen to doubtin doubtdubiousborderlinerare:controvertibleunestablishedinformal:iffydodgyOpposite probablesound
Derivatives
- 1. doubtfully adverb
- 2. doubtfulness noun
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