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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

Implausible or untrue

Unusual or out of the ordinary

Embellished to the point of being false or untrue

Not inclined to trust

That cannot be conceived

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

Characterized by a lack of sincerity

Not up to the required standard or quality

Modest or shy because of a lack of self-confidence

Characterized by laziness, indolence, and a lack of ambition

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

Irregular or unpredictable

Described in or based on legends

Consisting of an assortment of things

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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

not in the mood

having misgivings

betwixt and between

hemming and hawing

running hot and cold

sitting on the fence

like doubting Thomas

unenthusiastic about

not in favour of

lacking confidence

humming and hawing

hedging your bets

shillyshallying

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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

incomprehensible

yet to be decided

impressionistic

beyond comprehension

as clear as mud

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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

not quite right

up for discussion

open to discussion

yet to be decided

betwixt and between

bone of contention

between sixes and sevens

between rock and hard place

unauthenticated

subject to debate

indistinguishable

wide of the mark

without foundation

open to suspicion

hanging by a thread

on the back burner

not backed up by evidence

hard to believe

potentially illegal

potentially dishonest

clear as dishwater

potentially dangerous

potentially false

far from certain

a controversial subject

not yet established

a matter of opinion

open for discussion

yet to be settled

not yet settled

fraught with danger

in no man's land

under discussion

hanging in the balance

on a slippery slope

of doubtful honesty

under examination

under advisement

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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

dishonest-looking

strange-looking

mysterious-looking

playing politics

not straightforward

of bad reputation

in the doghouse

against the rules

behind-the-scenes

under-the-table

as sharp as a tack

unconscientious

against the law

stop-at-nothing

hard to pin down

cloak and dagger

behind someone's back

hole and corner

open to bribery

gone to the dogs

beyond the pale

contrary to the rules

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

Adjective

Implausible or untrue

inconsequential

hard to swallow

out of the ordinary

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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

unrepresentative

out of the common

incomprehensible

off the beaten track

in a league of its own

thin on the ground

ground-breaking

few and far between

without parallel

personalized^US

very unconventional

breaking new ground

beyond your ken

personalised^UK

non compos mentis

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Adjective

Embellished to the point of being false or untrue

Adjective

Not inclined to trust

been hit before

lacking confidence

having reservations

not born yesterday

have misgivings

have reservations

taking something with a pinch of salt

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Adjective

That cannot be conceived

won't hold water

hard to swallow

hard to believe

scarcely credible

unsubstantiated

highly unlikely

inconsequential

difficult to believe

not in the least likely

not able to hold water

out of the question

self-contradictory

sensationalized^US

sensationalised^UK

highly coloured

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Adjective

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

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Adjective

Characterized by a lack of sincerity

double-crossing

lacking sincerity

with tongue in cheek

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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

bargain-basement

a load of pants

leaving much to be desired

dishonourable^UK

dishonorable^US

good-for-nothing

without justification

not good enough

cheap and nasty

no great shakes

end-of-the-pier

strictly for the birds

not the done thing

less than ideal

not quite the thing

leaving a lot to be desired

not all it's cracked up to be

beyond contempt

not up to expectations

too little too late

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Adjective

Modest or shy because of a lack of self-confidence

lacking confidence

undemonstrative

lacking self-confidence

not self-assured

easily embarrassed

keeping a low profile

lacking assurance

lacking in confidence

out of countenance

unsure of yourself

like a fish out of water

prim and proper

hanging by thread

discombobulated

socially lacking

socially awkward

socially anxious

socially incompetent

attention-seeking

validation-seeking

permission-seeking

lacking social skills

on the qui vive

approval-seeking

unsophisticated

lacking in social grace

lacking in social graces

on pins and needles

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Adjective

Characterized by laziness, indolence, and a lack of ambition

good-for-nothing

procrastinating

procrastinative

dead to the world

counterproductive

having spring fever

blithely unconcerned

taking your time

lacking in energy

not enthusiastic

lacking vitality

take-it-or-leave-it

couldn't-care-less

just watching the clock

not giving a damn

carefree and untroubled

living the life of Riley

undemonstrative

disorganized^US

asleep at switch

could care less

don't give a damn

couldn't care less

disorganised^UK

asleep at the wheel

walking through it

asleep on the job

over-venturesome

over-adventurous

going through the motions

hell-for-leather

without a care in the world

not giving a toss

self-centered^US

cool, calm and collected

self-centred^UK

down in the mouth

down in the dumps

lacking in vitality

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Adjective

Being tested

Adjective

Not giving hope of future success or good results

unfavourable^UK

disadvantageous

bringing bad luck

prognosticatory

life-threatening

suggestive of evil

counterproductive

environmentally unfriendly

uncomplimentary

neutralizing^US

earth-shattering

on the debit side

neutralising^UK

behind eight ball

bright and early

antagonistic to

antipathetic to

ill-disposed to

having no use for

unfavourably disposed to

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

under suspicion

unsubstantiated

inappropriately named

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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

pleasure-loving

under-the-table

against the law

self-gratifying

unconscientious

stop-at-nothing

double-crossing

attention-seeking

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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

like death warmed up

on the sick list

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

not up to the mark

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

easily offended

weak in the knees

out of commission

confined to bed

sick as a parrot

chronically ill

in poor condition

out of condition

not feeling up to snuff

experiencing nausea

feeling nauseous

feeling nauseated

down in the mouth

in declining health

on one's last legs

with sunken cheeks

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Adjective

Irregular or unpredictable

blowing hot and cold

full of ups and downs

not conscientious

continuously changing

always changing

constantly changing

subject to change

likely to change

self-contradictory

in a state of change

vicissitudinous

on-again-off-again

catch-as-catch-can

without purpose

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Adjective

Described in or based on legends

product of someone's imagination

fool's paradise

out of this world

larger-than-life

unsubstantiated

unauthenticated

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 someone's imagination

phantasmagorical

phantasmagorial

phantasmagorian

created out of thin air

over-optimistic

contrary to reason

hardly possible

breaking ground

out of the ordinary

without substance

with your head in the clouds

misrepresentative

contrary to fact

imperceptible to the touch

head in the clouds

too little too late

pretentiously artistic

difficult to achieve

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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

multicolored^US

multicoloured^UK

many and various

of every description

disproportionate

a small group of

general-purpose

not capable of comparison

like chalk and cheese

like night and day

march to a different drummer

thick on the ground

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