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- Dictionaryquestionable/ˈkwɛstʃənəbl/
adjective
- 1. doubtful as regards truth or validity: "it is questionable whether any of these exceptions is genuine" Similar Opposite
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adjective. us / ˈkwes·tʃə·nə·bəl / Add to word list. not certain, or probably wrong in some way: [ + question word ] It is questionable whether that investment will pay off. His comments were in questionable taste.
The meaning of QUESTIONABLE is inviting inquiry. How to use questionable in a sentence. Synonym Discussion of Questionable.
adjective. us / ˈkwes·tʃə·nə·bəl / Add to word list. not certain, or probably wrong in some way: [ + question word ] It is questionable whether that investment will pay off. His comments were in questionable taste.
adjective. of doubtful propriety, honesty, morality, respectability, etc.: questionable activities; in questionable taste. Antonyms: certain. open to question or dispute; doubtful or uncertain: a statement of questionable accuracy. Synonyms: controvertible, dubious, dubitable, disputable, debatable.
If you say that something is questionable, you mean that it is not completely honest, reasonable, or acceptable.
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.
Something that's questionable is uncertain or hard to believe. If a politician says things you doubt are true, you might describe his words as questionable.