adjectiveC2
dubious
/ˈduː.bi.əs/Seeming not fully honest, reliable, or good enough to trust.
Dubious expresses doubt about a person, claim, source, or the quality of something without proving that it is dishonest or bad. It can also mean uncertain or causing doubt.
EXAMPLES
- The seller's explanation sounded dubious, so I asked for a receipt.
- I'm dubious about the quality of this cheaper model.
- That website makes some dubious claims about its products.
SYNONYMS
questionablesuspectuntrustworthyunreliable
ANTONYMS
trustworthyreliablecrediblesound
WORD FAMILY
dubiously (adverb) · dubiousness (noun)
GRAMMAR
Adjective · often before a noun or after be, seem, or sound · comparative and superlative usually formed with more and most
COMMON COLLOCATIONS
dubious claimdubious sourcedubious qualitydubious reputationhighly dubious
