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Relating to, or resembling, fish or a fish

Arousing feelings of suspicion

Giving the impression of being strange or odd

Arousing feelings of doubt

Showing a lack of emotion or expression

(of a falsehood) Concocted to deceive others

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

Acting or done in a dishonest way

Insincere or hypocritical in nature

Weak or lacking in strength

An endearing term for a fish

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Adjective

Relating to, or resembling, fish or a fish

“With no fishy smell or taste, it comes in convenient daily-dose packets.”

Adjective

Arousing feelings of suspicion

not quite right

under suspicion

open to question

of doubtful honesty

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“There's something fishy going on here. You can't pull any wool over my eyes.”

Adjective

Giving the impression of being strange or odd

out of the ordinary

uncharacteristic

like nothing on earth

mysterious-looking

not quite right

strange-looking

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“The film is a stark picture of a not-so-distant imagined future. It is a rather fishy situation considering there is hardly any plankton left.”

Adjective

Arousing feelings of doubt

open to question

unsubstantiated

under suspicion

not quite right

open to suspicion

subject to debate

far from certain

potentially illegal

potentially dishonest

potentially false

potentially dangerous

without foundation

not backed up by evidence

hard to believe

in the lap of the gods

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“Don's best friend, Gene, has some fishy theories about how to attract the opposite sex.”

Adjective

Showing a lack of emotion or expression

devoid of emotion

anesthetized^US

anaesthetized^UK

uncomprehending

“Edison reacted by unrolling some of his droll but often dull stories, to which Gould responded with a fishy stare.”

Adjective

(of a falsehood) Concocted to deceive others

misrepresentative

unsubstantiated

contrary to fact

without foundation

wide of the mark

economical with the truth

phantasmagorical

not backed up by evidence

phantasmagorial

phantasmagorian

terminologically inexact

unauthorized^US

not trustworthy

seemingly correct

without substantiation

plausible but wrong

apparently right

without justification

unauthorised^UK

unstraightforward

without explanation

out of commission

on the wrong track

wrongly identified

labouring under a misapprehension

barking up wrong tree

barking up the wrong tree

open to question

lacking substance

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Adjective

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

hard to swallow

hard to believe

won't hold water

scarcely credible

difficult to believe

inconsequential

beyond the bounds of possibility

highly unlikely

not in the least likely

unsubstantiated

not able to hold water

out of the question

self-contradictory

out of the ordinary

incomprehensible

out of this world

beyond possibility

sensationalized^US

sensationalised^UK

highly coloured

imcomprehensible

off beaten path

never to be forgotten

ground-breaking

extremely implausible

extremely unlikely

extremely doubtful

extremely difficult to believe

not to be thought of

never before encountered

castles in the air

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Adjective

Acting or done in a dishonest way

dishonourable^UK

unsportsmanlike

dishonorable^US

double-crossing

of dubious character

potentially illegal

cloak-and-dagger

hole-and-corner

under the table

playing politics

not straightforward

under-the-table

of bad reputation

in the doghouse

unconscientious

against the law

good-for-nothing

against the rules

under the counter

beyond contempt

behind-the-scenes

good-for-naught

gone to the dogs

without standards

open to bribery

without scruples

beyond the pale

contrary to the rules

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Adjective

Insincere or hypocritical in nature

double-crossing

lacking sincerity

with tongue in cheek

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Adjective

Weak or lacking in strength

under the weather

on the sick list

not in good shape

green about the gills

hospitalized^US

under medication

hospitalised^UK

out of condition

in poor condition

long in the tooth

not up to snuff

like death warmed up

at death's door

falling to pieces

easily destroyed

in declining health

rendered feeble

on its last legs

the worse for wear

not feeling well

hypochondriacal

chronically ill

thrown together

no spring chicken

physically challenged

running temperature

feeling terrible

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Noun

An endearing term for a fish

creature of the deep

“Isn't that a little fishy in the sea? No! It absolutely is not! It's a big fishy in the sea.”

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