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adj. unsettled in mind or opinion; "drew a few tentative conclusions"

adj. subject to question; "questionable motives"; "a questionable reputation"; "a fire of questionable origin"

adj. 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, dubitable, in question(p)

adj. 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"- Karen Horney

suspensive

adj. undecided or characterized by indecisiveness

hesitant, hesitating

adj. lacking decisiveness of character; unable to act or decide quickly or firmly

debatable, problematic, problematical

adj. open to doubt or debate; "If you ever get married, which seems to be extremely problematic"

doubtful, dubious

adj. 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"

enigmatic, oracular

adj. resembling an oracle in obscurity of thought; "the oracular sayings of Victorian poets"; "so enigmatic that priests might have to clarify it"; "an enigmatic smile"

confusing, perplexing, puzzling

adj. lacking clarity of meaning; causing confusion or perplexity; "sent confusing signals to Iraq"; "perplexing to someone who knew nothing about it"; "a puzzling statement"

cryptic, cryptical, deep, inscrutable, mysterious, mystifying

adj. of an obscure nature; "the new insurance policy is written without cryptic or mysterious terms"; "a deep dark secret"; "the inscrutable workings of Providence"; "in its mysterious past it encompasses all the dim origins of life"- Rachel Carson; "rituals totally mystifying to visitors from other lands"

questionable, doubtful

adj. subject to question; "questionable motives"; "a questionable reputation"; "a fire of questionable origin"

debatable, problematic, problematical

adj. open to doubt or debate; "If you ever get married, which seems to be extremely problematic"

equivocal

adj. uncertain as a sign or indication; "the evidence from bacteriologic analysis was equivocal"

suspensive

adj. undecided or characterized by indecisiveness

irresolute

adj. uncertain how to act or proceed; "the committee was timid and mediocre and irresolute"

chancy, fluky, flukey, iffy

adj. subject to accident or chance or change; "a chancy appeal at best"; "getting that job was definitely fluky"; "a fluky wind"; "an iffy proposition"

cynical, misanthropic, misanthropical

adj. believing the worst of human nature and motives; having a sneering disbelief in e.g. selflessness of others

debatable, disputable

adj. capable of being disproved

conjectural

adj. based primarily on surmise rather than adequate evidence; "theories about the extinction of dinosaurs are still highly conjectural"; "the supposed reason for his absence"; "suppositious reconstructions of dead languages"; "hypothetical situation"

open, undecided, undetermined, unresolved

adj. not brought to a conclusion; subject to further thought; "an open question"; "our position on this bill is still undecided"; "our lawsuit is still undetermined"

evasive

adj. deliberately vague or ambiguous; "his answers were brief, constrained and evasive"; "an evasive statement"

double, forked

adj. having two meanings with intent to deceive; "a sly double meaning"; "spoke with forked tongue"

unclear

adj. not clear to the mind; "the law itself was unclear on that point"; "the reason for their actions is unclear to this day"

alleged(a), so-called, supposed

adj. doubtful or suspect; "these so-called experts are no help"

Apocryphal

adj. of or belonging to the Apocrypha

disputed, challenged, questioned

adj. subject to disagreement and debate

debatable, problematic, problematical

adj. open to doubt or debate; "If you ever get married, which seems to be extremely problematic"

fishy, funny, shady, suspect, suspicious

adj. not as expected; "there was something fishy about the accident"; "up to some funny business"; "some definitely queer goings-on"; "a shady deal"; "her motives were suspect"; "suspicious behavior"

impugnable

adj. subject to being discredited

self-styled, soi-disant

adj. as claimed by and for yourself often without justification; "the self-styled `doctor' has no degree of any kind"

definite

adj. known for certain; "it is definite that they have won"

certain(p), sure

adj. having or feeling no doubt or uncertainty; confident and assured; "felt certain of success"; "was sure (or certain) she had seen it"; "was very sure in his beliefs"; "sure of her friends"

reputable

adj. having a good reputation; "a reputable business"; "a reputable scientist"; "a reputable wine"

unquestionable

adj. not open to question; "an unquestionable (or unequivocal) loss of prestige"

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