questionable meaning

UK US /ˈkwɛstʃənəbəl/ 4 syllables

questionable (adjective): subject to question.

questionable has 2 meanings in this dictionary.

questionable as an adjective

  1. subject to question
    • questionable motives
    • a questionable reputation
    • a fire of questionable origin

    Opposite: unquestionable

    Similar: alleged, apocryphal, debatable, doubtful, equivocal, fishy, impugnable, self-styled

  2. able to be refuted

    Synonyms: refutable, confutable, confutative

    Similar: deniable

How to pronounce questionable

questionable is pronounced /ˈkwɛstʃənəbəl/ in American English. It has 4 syllables, with the stress on the first syllable.

Scrabble score: 23 (letter breakdown)

Word lists: words starting with QU · words ending in LE · 12-letter words

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