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doubt·ful
doubtful
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- pronunciation:
- daUt
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- features:
- Word Combinations (adjective), Word Explorer, Word Parts
part of speech: |
adjective |
definition 1: |
having or causing doubt.
- synonyms:
- dubious, irresolute, skeptical, suspicious, uncertain, undecided
- antonyms:
- assured, believable, certain, clear, convinced, doubtless, indubitable, positive, sure, undoubted
- similar words:
- borderline, distrustful, equivocal, indecisive, mistrustful, perplexed, unbelieving, uneasy
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definition 2: |
of uncertain result.
- synonyms:
- equivocal, indefinite, indeterminate, uncertain, undetermined
- antonyms:
- definite
- similar words:
- precarious, questionable
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definition 3: |
of uncertain reliability or honesty.
- synonyms:
- dubious, questionable, uncertain, unreliable
- antonyms:
- reliable
- similar words:
- apocryphal, conjectural, problematic, shady, unpredictable
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definition 4: |
improbable.
- synonyms:
- improbable, unlikely
- antonyms:
- likely
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related words: |
agnostic, dim, fishy, hesitant, inconceivable, incredible, indefinite, insecure, slender, suspect, suspicious, tentative, uncertain, vague |
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derivations: |
doubtfully (adv.), doubtfulness (n.) |
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