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adj. not convinced; "they admitted the force of my argument but remained 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"

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

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

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"

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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