doubtful
adjective/ˈdaʊtfl/
/ˈdaʊtfl/
- (of a person) not sure; uncertain and feeling doubt synonym dubious
- doubtful (about something) Rose was doubtful about the whole idea.
- doubtful (about doing something) He was doubtful about accepting extra work.
Extra ExamplesTopics Doubt, guessing and certaintyc1- She was rather doubtful about the wisdom of eating the seafood.
- A doubtful look crossed her face.
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryverbs- be
- feel
- look
- …
- extremely
- fairly
- very
- …
- about
- unlikely; not probable
- doubtful (if…) It's doubtful if this painting is a Picasso.
- doubtful (that…) With her injuries it's doubtful that she'll ever walk again.
- doubtful (whether…) It's doubtful whether the car will last another year.
- doubtful (for something) He is injured and is doubtful for the game tomorrow (= unlikely to play).
Extra ExamplesTopics Doubt, guessing and certaintyc1- Even if we could go, which is highly doubtful, John wouldn't be able to come with us.
- It is doubtful that his words will change the situation much.
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryverbs- be
- look
- seem
- …
- extremely
- fairly
- very
- …
- [not usually before noun] (of a thing) uncertain and likely to get worse
- At the beginning of the war things were looking very doubtful.
- [only before noun] of low value; probably not what somebody claims it is or of a quality that you can rely on synonym dubious
- This wine is of doubtful quality.
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