Need another word that means the same as “questionable”? Find 31 synonyms and 30 related words for “questionable” in this overview.
The synonyms of “Questionable” are: confutable, confutative, refutable, controversial, contentious, open to question, open to doubt, in doubt, doubtful, dubious, uncertain, unsure, debatable, in dispute, in question, arguable, problematic, problematical, suspicious, suspect, under suspicion, irregular, odd, queer, strange, mysterious, murky, dark, shifty, unsavoury, disreputable
According to the Oxford Dictionary of English, “questionable” as an adjective can have the following definitions:
| arguable | Able to be argued or asserted. It was arguable that the bank had no authority to honour the cheques. |
| confutable | Able to be refuted. |
| confutative | Able to be refuted. |
| contentious | Causing or likely to cause an argument; controversial. The socio economic plan had been the subject of contentious debate. |
| controversial | Marked by or capable of arousing controversy. Rushdie s controversial book. |
| dark | Used of color having a dark hue. A dark vision of the future. |
| debatable | Open to doubt or debate. It is debatable whether the country is coming out of recession. |
| disreputable | Lacking respectability in character or behavior or appearance. He was heavy grubby and vaguely disreputable. |
| doubtful | Not established as genuine or acceptable. I was doubtful of my judgement. |
| dubious | Morally suspect. What one found uncertain the other found dubious or downright false. |
| in dispute | Directed or bound inward. |
| in doubt | Currently fashionable. |
| in question | Directed or bound inward. |
| irregular | ; not level or flat or symmetrical. His strong irregular features. |
| murky | Obscure or morally questionable. The murky silt of a muddy pond. |
| mysterious | Of an obscure nature- Rachel. She was mysterious about herself but said plenty about her husband. |
| odd | Not easily explained. They lost a close fought game by the odd goal in five. |
| open to doubt | Possibly accepting or permitting. |
| open to question | Without undue constriction as from e.g. tenseness or inhibition. |
| problematic | Constituting or presenting a problem. If you ever get married which seems to be extremely problematic. |
| problematical | Open to doubt or debate. A highly problematical relationship. |
| refutable | Able to be refuted. |
| shifty | Changing position or direction. Shifty winds. |
| strange | Unaccustomed to or unfamiliar with. A strange fantastical mind. |
| suspect | Not as expected. A suspect package was found on the platform. |
| suspicious | Not as expected. Suspicious behavior. |
| uncertain | Not able to be relied on; not known or definite. The issue is uncertain. |
| under suspicion | Located below or beneath something else. |
| unsavoury | Not pleasing in odor or taste. They looked at the scanty unsavoury portions of food doled out to them. |
| unsure | (of a fact) not fixed or certain. She was feeling nervous unsure of herself. |
| alleged | Doubtful or suspect. The alleged conspirators. |
| apocryphal | (of a story or statement) of doubtful authenticity, although widely circulated as being true. An apocryphal story about a former president. |
| askance | Directed to one side with or as if with doubt or suspicion or envy- Elizabeth Bowen. The reformers looked askance at the mystical tradition. |
| askew | Turned or twisted toward one side. The plan went sadly askew. |
| contention | A point asserted as part of an argument. The teams were in fierce contention for first place. |
| contentiousness | An inclination to be quarrelsome and contentious. |
| controversial | Giving rise or likely to give rise to controversy or public disagreement. The issue of the death penalty is highly controversial. |
| controversy | Prolonged public disagreement or heated discussion. The design of the building has caused controversy. |
| debatable | Capable of being disproved. It is debatable whether the country is coming out of recession. |
| discussion | The action or process of talking about something in order to reach a decision or to exchange ideas. The EC directive is currently under discussion. |
| disproof | The act of determining that something is false. Rex was living disproof of the youth preserving powers imputed to life in the college. |
| disputable | Capable of being disproved. Whether it can be described as art criticism may be disputable. |
| disputatious | Fond of having heated arguments. It s a congenial hang out for disputatious academics. |
| doubtful | Improbable. The fire was of doubtful origin. |
| dubious | Of questionable value. He has a dubious record indeed. |
| hassel | Norwegian chemist noted for his research on organic molecules (1897-1981. |
| incredulous | (of a person or their manner) unwilling or unable to believe something. An incredulous gasp. |
| irresponsible | Showing lack of care for consequences. It would have been irresponsible just to drive on. |
| leery | Cautious or wary due to realistic suspicions. A city leery of gang violence. |
| polemical | Of or involving dispute or controversy. A polemical essay. |
| problematic | Constituting or presenting a problem. If you ever get married which seems to be extremely problematic. |
| refutable | Able to be refuted. |
| sceptical | Not easily convinced; having doubts or reservations. The public were deeply sceptical about some of the proposals. |
| shady | Giving shade from sunlight. He was involved in his grandmother s shady deals. |
| sidelong | Inclining or directed to one side. He looked sidelong at her with a quick smile. |
| skeptical | Denying or questioning the tenets of especially a religion. A skeptical attitude. |
| supposed | Doubtful or suspect. The supposed existence of ghosts. |
| suspicious | Having or showing a cautious distrust of someone or something. She gave him a suspicious look. |
| suspiciously | With a cautious distrust or suspicion of someone or something. What s going on I asked suspiciously. |
| unconfirmed | Not finally established or settled. An unconfirmed letter of credit. |
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