| ADJECTIVE | all | doubtful, dubious, dubitable, in question | open to doubt or suspicion |
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| all | doubtful, dubious | fraught with uncertainty or doubt | |
| all | doubtful, tentative | unsettled in mind or opinion |
| Sounds | daw'tfahl | |
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| Rhymes | abdominal ... zoological: 2065 rhymes with ahl... | |
| Meaning | open to doubt or suspicion. | |
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| Example | "the candidate's doubtful past" | |
| Synonyms | dubious, dubitable, in question | |
| Broader | questionable | subject to question |
| Catalan | dubtós | |
| Spanish | dudoso | |
| Nouns | doubtfulness | uncertainty about the truth or factuality or existence of something |
| Meaning | fraught with uncertainty or doubt. | |
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| Synonym | dubious | |
| Broader | uncertain, unsure, incertain | lacking or indicating lack of confidence or assurance |
| Catalan | dubtós | |
| Spanish | dudoso | |
| Nouns | doubtfulness | the state of being unsure of something |
| Adverbs | doubtfully | in a doubtful / doubtful manner |
| Meaning | unsettled in mind or opinion. | |
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| Synonym | tentative | |
| Broader | unsettled | Still in doubt |
| Spanish | dudoso | |
| Nouns | doubtfulness | the state of being unsure of something |