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QUESTIONABLE
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I. (adjective)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Able to be refuted
Synonyms:
confutable; confutative; questionable; refutable
Classified under:
Similar:
deniable (capable of being denied or contradicted)
Sense 2
Meaning:
Subject to question
Example:
a fire of questionable origin
Classified under:
Similar:
alleged; so-called; supposed (doubtful or suspect)
apocryphal (being of questionable authenticity)
debatable; problematic; problematical (open to doubt or debate)
doubtful; dubious; dubitable; in question (open to doubt or suspicion)
equivocal (open to question)
fishy; funny; shady; suspect; suspicious (not as expected)
impugnable (subject to being discredited)
self-styled; soi-disant (as claimed by and for yourself often without justification)
Also:
contestable (capable of being contested)
Antonym:
unquestionable (incapable of being questioned)
