questionable
adjective
ques·tion·able
ˈkwes-chə-nə-bəl 
ˈkwesh-,
in rapid speech ˈkwesh-nə-
1
obsolete
: inviting inquiry
2
obsolete
: liable to judicial inquiry or action
3
: affording reason for being doubted, questioned, or challenged : not certain or exact : problematic
milk of questionable purity
a questionable decision
4
: attended by well-grounded suspicions of being immoral, crude, false, or unsound : dubious
questionable motives
questionableness
noun
Synonyms
Examples of questionable in a Sentence
The truth of the statements was highly questionable.
The water available in the village is of questionable quality.
a man of questionable character
They acquired the money through questionable means.
The company is facing a questionable future.
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After all, the Clippers ruled Leonard out for Saturday’s game Friday evening, only to later upgrade Leonard’s status to questionable 3.5 hours later.
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Law Murray, The Athletic, 5 Jan. 2025
The Boston Red Sox have reshaped their pitching ahead of the 2025 season, but the offense is still looking questionable.
—Dan Perry, Newsweek, 4 Jan. 2025
This year’s ceremony is the second under new leadership after the Hollywood Foreign Press Association was dissolved following controversies including allegations the HFPA had no Black members, ran smear campaigns and engaged in questionable financial practices.
—Conor Murray, Forbes, 3 Jan. 2025
Attacks in the American homeland by those harboring radical Islamist sympathies have happened sporadically, with grisly results, for years — though the extent to which they can be attributed to any specific U.S. president or policy is far more questionable.
—Niall Stanage, The Hill, 3 Jan. 2025
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Law Murray, The Athletic, 5 Jan. 2025
The Boston Red Sox have reshaped their pitching ahead of the 2025 season, but the offense is still looking questionable.
—Dan Perry, Newsweek, 4 Jan. 2025
This year’s ceremony is the second under new leadership after the Hollywood Foreign Press Association was dissolved following controversies including allegations the HFPA had no Black members, ran smear campaigns and engaged in questionable financial practices.
—Conor Murray, Forbes, 3 Jan. 2025
Attacks in the American homeland by those harboring radical Islamist sympathies have happened sporadically, with grisly results, for years — though the extent to which they can be attributed to any specific U.S. president or policy is far more questionable.
—Niall Stanage, The Hill, 3 Jan. 2025
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“Questionable.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/questionable. Accessed 19 Jan. 2025.
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questionable
adjective
ques·tion·able
ˈkwes-chə-nə-bəl
ˈkwesh-
1
: open to doubt, question, or challenge : not certain or exact
milk of questionable purity
a questionable decision
2
: believed to be bad, false, or unsound : dubious
questionable motives
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