questionable

adjective
UK: /ˈkwes.tʃən.ə.bəl/
US: /ˈkwes.tʃən.ə.bəl/

  1. Not clearly honest, legal, or acceptable; causing doubt.

    1. His alibi is questionable, so we need to check it.
    2. The company's questionable accounting practices led to serious legal trouble.

  2. Not likely to be true or correct; dubious.

    1. Her story sounds questionable to me, I do not believe it.
    2. The research data was questionable, casting doubt on the entire study's validity.

Synonyms

doubtful shady suspicious fishy dubious

Frequently Asked Questions

The word "questionable" in English means: Not clearly honest, legal, or acceptable; causing doubt., Not likely to be true or correct; dubious..

The phonetic transcription of "questionable" is /ˈkwes.tʃən.ə.bəl/ in British English and /ˈkwes.tʃən.ə.bəl/ in American English. Click the 🔊 button to hear both pronunciations.

Synonyms for "questionable": doubtful, shady, suspicious, fishy, dubious.

Example usage of "questionable": "His alibi is questionable, so we need to check it.". More examples on the page.