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doubtful
[ dout-fuhl ]
adjective
- of uncertain outcome or result.
Synonyms: undetermined, problematic, dubious, indecisive, unsettled
Antonyms: certain
- admitting of or causing doubt; uncertain; ambiguous.
Synonyms: unsure, indeterminate
Antonyms: certain
- unsettled in opinion or belief; undecided; hesitating.
Synonyms: hesitant, vacillating, irresolute
- of equivocal or questionable character:
His tactics are highly doubtful.
Synonyms: shady
doubtful
/ ˈdaʊtfʊl /
adjective
- unlikely; improbable
- characterized by or causing doubt; uncertain
a doubtful answer
- unsettled; unresolved
- of questionable reputation or morality
- having reservations or misgivings
- (of a sportsperson) not likely to be fit enough to play or take part
noun
- a person who is undecided or uncertain about an issue
- a sportsperson who is not likely to be fit enough to play or take part
Usage Note
Usage
Derived Forms
- ˈdoubtfulness, noun
- ˈdoubtfully, adverb
Other Words From
- doubtful·ly adverb
- doubtful·ness noun
- pre·doubtful adjective
- pre·doubtful·ly adverb
- quasi-doubtful adjective
- quasi-doubtful·ly adverb
- un·doubtful adjective
- un·doubtful·ly adverb
- un·doubtful·ness noun
Word History and Origins
Synonym Study
Example Sentences
No one knows exactly what the role entails, and given the president-elect’s volatility, it’s doubtful Homan will last long enough to show us.
I am doubtful that the majority who chose to reject America’s first female president and a woman of color fully grasped the scale of destruction that voting for Trump will unleash, but they soon will.
Though “Drill, baby, drill!” was the rallying cry during Trump’s first administration, it’s doubtful he’ll get far in California, experts say.
Lincoln Riley deemed the Trojans’ left guard “doubtful” for the meeting with Rutgers with a leg injury that had limited him all week.
Even if these restrictions were brought in, Jack is doubtful how much safer they would make the roads.
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