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agnostic |
having a noncommittal or doubtful opinion about something. [1/4 definitions] |
borderline |
not quite fitting into a well-defined category; doubtful. [1/2 definitions] |
debatable |
open to debate or argument; doubtful. |
doubting Thomas |
a person who is habitually skeptical or doubtful. |
dubiety |
the state of being doubtful or suspicious. [2 definitions] |
dubious |
of doubtful quality, value, or properness. [1/3 definitions] |
equivocal |
doubtful or undecided, as in one's opinion or attitude toward something. [1/3 definitions] |
jealous |
doubtful and suspicious of the faithfulness of someone for whom one has affection. [1/5 definitions] |
look at someone sideways |
to look at someone in a doubtful or suspicious way. |
misgive |
to be doubtful, fearful, or suspicious. [1/2 definitions] |
questionable |
of doubtful honesty, legality, or propriety. [2/3 definitions] |
shady |
of doubtful morality; untrustworthy. [1/3 definitions] |
slender |
barely justified, doubtful, or weak. [1/4 definitions] |
subjunctive |
in grammar, denoting or pertaining to the mood of a verb that marks a statement or question as hypothetical, doubtful, or grammatically subordinate, such as "were" in "if I were you". [1/2 definitions] |
uncertain |
not knowing with certainty; doubtful or unsure. [1/3 definitions] |
wonder |
to be curious or doubtful about. [1/7 definitions] |
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