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Reluctant to proceed due to doubts or uncertainty

Vague or unclear in nature

Of questionable reliability, worth or quality

Morally suspect

(of an argument or statement) Not seeming reasonable or probable

Unusual or out of the ordinary

Of doubtful authenticity or lacking authority

Dangerously insecure or unstable

Used ironically to express the belief that something is unlikely or does not exist

Unsteady and prone to unexpected changes

Characterized by a lack of sincerity

Not up to the required standard or quality

Not giving hope of future success or good results

Said, without proof, to have taken place or to have a specified illegal or undesirable quality

Depraved, perverted or extremely wrong in a moral sense

Having the feeling that one is about to vomit

Consisting of an assortment of things

Causing difficulty, problems or trouble

Displaying, or characterized by, jealousy or a lack of trust

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Adjective

Reluctant to proceed due to doubts or uncertainty

on the horns of a dilemma

shilly-shallying

blowing hot and cold

been hit before

lacking confidence

not in the mood

having reservations

having misgivings

betwixt and between

hemming and hawing

running hot and cold

not born yesterday

like doubting Thomas

sitting on the fence

have misgivings

have reservations

humming and hawing

unenthusiastic about

not in favour of

hedging your bets

unable to decide

irresoluteoscillating

shillyshallying

middle of the road

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“She had been unaware, until that stove-lit moment of certainty, that she had ever been dubious about the project.”

Adjective

Vague or unclear in nature

open to question

clear as dishwater

open to argument

indistinguishable

yet to be decided

impressionistic

incomprehensible

beyond comprehension

as clear as mud

disorganized^US

disorganised^UK

non-restrictive

almost accurate

blurred round the edges

cobbled together

on the back of an envelope

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“When asked about the role of religion and the state, he offers a dubious answer.”

Adjective

Of questionable reliability, worth or quality

under suspicion

open to question

unsubstantiated

up for discussion

open to discussion

yet to be decided

not quite right

betwixt and between

bone of contention

between sixes and sevens

between rock and hard place

subject to debate

indistinguishable

wide of the mark

without foundation

open to suspicion

not backed up by evidence

hard to believe

on the back burner

clear as dishwater

potentially illegal

potentially dishonest

not yet established

a controversial subject

far from certain

a matter of opinion

open for discussion

yet to be settled

not yet settled

unauthenticated

potentially dangerous

potentially false

in no man's land

of doubtful honesty

under examination

under advisement

under discussion

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“Even if the dubious claim that the word honor is falling into disuse were true, it would no more follow that its referent is losing its importance.”

Adjective

Morally suspect

dishonourable^UK

dishonorable^US

not to be trusted

not to be depended on

unsportsmanlike

cloak-and-dagger

double-crossing

of dubious character

under the table

potentially illegal

under the counter

not trustworthy

not to be relied upon

hole-and-corner

not quite right

dishonest-looking

strange-looking

mysterious-looking

playing politics

not straightforward

of bad reputation

in the doghouse

sticky-fingered

against the rules

nimble-fingered

against the law

unconscientious

under-the-table

beyond contempt

good-for-nothing

intentionally misleading

open to bribery

like a snake in the grass

gone to the dogs

not entirely truthful

terminologically inexact

economical with the truth

crazy like a fox

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“They are engaged in tax avoidance, which is entirely legal, though you might argue it's morally dubious.”

Adjective

(of an argument or statement) Not seeming reasonable or probable

hard to swallow

hard to believe

won't hold water

difficult to believe

scarcely credible

inconsequential

unsubstantiated

highly unlikely

out of the ordinary

beyond the bounds of possibility

self-contradictory

not in the least likely

not able to hold water

out of the question

sensationalized^US

sensationalised^UK

highly coloured

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Adjective

Unusual or out of the ordinary

uncharacteristic

out of the ordinary

like nothing on earth

out in left field

mysterious-looking

not quite right

strange-looking

never to be forgotten

off beaten path

out of this world

out of the common

off the beaten track

individualistic

very unconventional

incomprehensible

unrepresentative

beyond comprehension

beyond understanding

beyond all reason

out of all reason

non compos mentis

misproportioned

ill-favoured^UK

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Adjective

Of doubtful authenticity or lacking authority

unauthenticated

unsubstantiated

product of someone's imagination

fool's paradise

out of this world

larger-than-life

all in the mind

hard to swallow

castles in the air

out of touch with reality

head-in-the-clouds

all in one's head

figment of imagination

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Adjective

Dangerously insecure or unstable

hanging by a thread

hanging in the balance

on a slippery slope

fraught with danger

jeopardizing^US

jeopardising^UK

playing with fire

Russian roulette

life-threatening

on slippery ground

hanging by thread

on collision course

open to question

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Adjective

Used ironically to express the belief that something is unlikely or does not exist

Adjective

Unsteady and prone to unexpected changes

blowing hot and cold

full of ups and downs

always changing

constantly changing

not conscientious

vicissitudinous

continuously changing

subject to change

likely to change

in a state of change

on-again-off-again

catch-as-catch-can

without purpose

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Characterized by a lack of sincerity

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Adjective

Not up to the required standard or quality

dissatisfactory

not up to scratch

not up to snuff

not up to standard

less-than-stellar

beyond the pale

of poor quality

not quite the done thing

a load of pants

bargain-basement

leaving much to be desired

dishonourable^UK

dishonorable^US

good-for-nothing

not good enough

cheap and nasty

ill-favoured^UK

strictly for the birds

no great shakes

unfavourable^UK

end-of-the-pier

not the done thing

not quite the thing

less than ideal

leaving a lot to be desired

not up to expectations

beyond contempt

unsportsmanlike

not all it's cracked up to be

beneath one's dignity

without justification

disadvantageous

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Adjective

Being tested

Adjective

Not giving hope of future success or good results

unfavourable^UK

disadvantageous

demoralizing^US

demoralising^UK

not encouraging

full of hardship

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Adjective

Said, without proof, to have taken place or to have a specified illegal or undesirable quality

under suspicion

commonly believed

commonly regarded

to all appearances

unsubstantiated

hypothesized^US

hypothesised^UK

taken for granted

in the abstract

based on guesswork

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Adjective

Depraved, perverted or extremely wrong in a moral sense

dishonourable^UK

dishonorable^US

gone to the dogs

pleasure-seeking

in the fast lane

lacking restraint

unaccommodating

no better than one should be

untrammelled^UK

good-for-nothing

Mephistophelian

near the knuckle

uncompassionate

beyond contempt

under-the-table

gossip-mongering

against the law

unconscientious

beyond the pale

good-for-naught

pleasure-loving

double-crossing

desensitized^US

rough-and-tumble

desensitised^UK

take-no-prisoners

with a heart of stone

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Adjective

Having the feeling that one is about to vomit

suffering from motion sickness

suffering from altitude sickness

green about the gills

green around gills

under the weather

not in good shape

not up to snuff

green around the gills

on the sick list

like death warmed up

green at the gills

about to throw up

at death's door

hospitalized^US

sick to one's stomach

under medication

hospitalised^UK

not a hundred percent

slightly unwell

hypochondriacal

not feeling well

the worse for wear

suffering from radiation sickness

as white as a ghost

as white as a sheet

running temperature

feeling terrible

not up to the mark

easily offended

weak in the knees

out of commission

confined to bed

experiencing nausea

feeling nauseous

feeling nauseated

sick as a parrot

in declining health

in poor condition

not feeling up to snuff

out of condition

chronically ill

on your last legs

with sunken cheeks

rabies-infected

foaming at the mouth

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Adjective

Consisting of an assortment of things

many and different

encyclopedic^US

interdisciplinary

multidisciplinary

cross-disciplinary

encyclopaedic^UK

interdenominational

an assortment of

distinguishable

many and various

disproportionate

of every description

general-purpose

like night and day

like chalk and cheese

not capable of comparison

march to a different drummer

thick on the ground

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Adjective

Causing difficulty, problems or trouble

unfavourable^UK

full of hardship

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Adjective

Displaying, or characterized by, jealousy or a lack of trust

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