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questionable
ques·tion·a·ble Q0027500 (kwĕs′chə-nə-bəl)adj.1. a. Open to doubt or challenge; problematic.b. Not yet determined or specified.2. Of dubious morality or respectability: a questionable reputation.
ques′tion·a·ble·ness, ques′tion·a·bil′i·ty n.ques′tion·a·bly adv.questionable (ˈkwɛstʃənəbəl) adj1. (esp of a person's morality or honesty) admitting of some doubt; dubious2. of disputable value or authority: a questionable text. ˈquestionableness, ˌquestionaˈbility n ˈquestionably advques•tion•a•ble (ˈkwɛs tʃə nə bəl)
adj. 1. of doubtful propriety, honesty, morality, etc.: questionable activities. 2. open to question; uncertain: questionable accuracy. 3. open to question as to being of the nature or value suggested: a questionable privilege. [1580–90] ques′tion•a•bly, adv. Thesaurus| Adj. | 1. | questionable - subject to question; "questionable motives"; "a questionable reputation"; "a fire of questionable origin"contestable - capable of being contestedunquestionable - incapable of being questioned; "unquestionable authority" | | 2. | questionable - able to be refutedconfutable, confutative, refutabledeniable - capable of being denied or contradicted |
questionableadjective dubious, suspect, doubtful, controversial, uncertain, suspicious, dodgy (Brit., Austral., & N.Z. informal), unreliable, shady (informal), debatable, unproven, fishy (informal), moot, arguable, iffy (informal), equivocal, problematical, disputable, controvertible, dubitable The film is a comedy in highly questionable taste.
certain, straightforward, indisputable, authoritative, unequivocal, incontrovertiblequestionableadjective1. In doubt or dispute:arguable, contested, debatable, disputable, doubtful, exceptionable, moot, mootable, problematic, problematical, uncertain.2. Not affording certainty:ambiguous, borderline, chancy, clouded, doubtful, dubious, dubitable, equivocal, inconclusive, indecisive, indeterminate, problematic, problematical, uncertain, unclear, unsure.Informal: iffy.Idioms: at issue, in doubt, in question.3. Not likely:doubtful, improbable, unapt, unlikely.4. Of dubious character:doubtful, equivocal, shady, suspect, suspicious, uncertain.Informal: fishy.Translationsquestion (ˈkwestʃən) noun1. something which is said, written etc which asks for an answer from someone. The question is, do we really need a computer? 問題 问题2. a problem or matter for discussion. There is the question of how much to pay him. 難題，議題 问题，议题 3. a single problem in a test or examination. We had to answer four questions in three hours. 考題 考试题4. criticism; doubt; discussion. He is, without question, the best man for the job. 疑問 疑问5. a suggestion or possibility. There is no question of our dismissing him. 可能性 可能性 verb1. to ask (a person) questions. I'll question him about what he was doing last night. 質問，詢問 审问，询问 2. to regard as doubtful. He questioned her right to use the money. 懷疑 怀疑ˈquestionable adjective1. doubtful; uncertain. 不確定的 可疑的2. probably not true, honest, respectable. questionable behaviour. 可疑的，不誠實的，不當的 不可靠的ˈquestionably adverb 可疑地 可疑地ˈquestionableness noun 可疑 可疑question mark a mark (?) used in writing to indicate a question. 問號 问号ˈquestion-master noun a person who asks the questions in eg a quiz. 問答節目主持人 问答节目主持人ˌquestionˈnaire (-ˈneə) noun a written list of questions to be answered by a large number of people to provide information for a survey or report. 問卷 调查表，问卷 in question being talked about. The matter in question can be left till next week. 正在談論的 正在谈论的out of the question not to be thought of as possible; not to be done. It is quite out of the question for you to go out tonight. 不可能的 不可能的
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adjective A euphemism referring to a method or product with one or more of the following features:
• The underlying theory/rationale contradicts accepted scientific beliefs;
• It has no proven efficacy in well-designed studies;
• Its use involves fraud and/or deception;
• It is marketed illegally.LegalSeeQuestionAcronymsSeeQquestionable
Related to questionable: Questionable ContentSynonyms for questionableadj dubiousSynonyms- dubious
- suspect
- doubtful
- controversial
- uncertain
- suspicious
- dodgy
- unreliable
- shady
- debatable
- unproven
- fishy
- moot
- arguable
- iffy
- equivocal
- problematical
- disputable
- controvertible
- dubitable
Antonyms- certain
- straightforward
- indisputable
- authoritative
- unequivocal
- incontrovertible
Synonyms for questionableadj in doubt or disputeSynonyms- arguable
- contested
- debatable
- disputable
- doubtful
- exceptionable
- moot
- mootable
- problematic
- problematical
- uncertain
adj not affording certaintySynonyms- ambiguous
- borderline
- chancy
- clouded
- doubtful
- dubious
- dubitable
- equivocal
- inconclusive
- indecisive
- indeterminate
- problematic
- problematical
- uncertain
- unclear
- unsure
- iffy
adj not likelySynonyms- doubtful
- improbable
- unapt
- unlikely
adj of dubious characterSynonyms- doubtful
- equivocal
- shady
- suspect
- suspicious
- uncertain
- fishy
Synonyms for questionableadj subject to questionRelated WordsAntonymsadj able to be refutedSynonyms- confutable
- confutative
- refutable
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