Doubtful Common

Doubtful has 5 different meanings across 1 category:

Definitions

Noun

A doubtful person or thing.

"The jury returned a verdict that left many observers feeling doubtful about whether justice was truly served."

Adjective

open to doubt or suspicion

"the candidate's doubtful past"

"he has a dubious record indeed"

"what one found uncertain the other found dubious or downright false"

"it was more than dubitable whether the friend was as influential as she thought"

doubtful dubious dubitable in question

fraught with uncertainty or doubt

"they were doubtful that the cord would hold"

"it was doubtful whether she would be admitted"

"dubious about agreeing to go"

doubtful dubious

unsettled in mind or opinion

"drew a few tentative conclusions"

doubtful tentative

Subject to, or causing doubt.

"The future of the project remains doubtful given the sudden loss of funding."

Example Sentences

"the candidate's doubtful past" adjective

"he has a dubious record indeed" adjective

"what one found uncertain the other found dubious or downright false" adjective

"it was more than dubitable whether the friend was as influential as she thought" adjective

"they were doubtful that the cord would hold" adjective

"it was doubtful whether she would be admitted" adjective

"dubious about agreeing to go" adjective

"drew a few tentative conclusions" adjective