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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

Showing a skilful use of underhand tactics to achieve goals

(of a falsehood) Concocted to deceive others

Insincere or hypocritical in nature

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

unsubstantiated

open to question

potentially illegal

potentially dishonest

of doubtful honesty

without foundation

not backed up by evidence

hard to believe

potentially false

potentially dangerous

open to suspicion

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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

hard to swallow

scarcely credible

won't hold water

difficult to believe

open to question

hard to believe

inconsequential

unsubstantiated

self-contradictory

out of the ordinary

beyond the bounds of possibility

open to suspicion

subject to debate

far from certain

not able to hold water

out of the question

highly unlikely

not in the least likely

incomprehensible

wide of the mark

beyond one's wildest dreams

beyond the realm of reason

not to be thought of

hardly possible

out of this world

contrary to reason

beyond possibility

imcomprehensible

out-of-this-world

sensationalized^US

extremely foolish

stupidly irresponsible

lacking substance

extremely implausible

extremely unlikely

extremely doubtful

extremely difficult to believe

sensationalised^UK

off beaten path

never to be forgotten

beyond all reason

out of all reason

highly coloured

without justification

without foundation

not worth considering

like herding cats

inapprehensible

not understandable

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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

anaesthetised^UK

uncomprehending

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

Adjective

Showing a skilful use of underhand tactics to achieve goals

dishonorable^US

dishonourable^UK

unsportsmanlike

hole-and-corner

cloak-and-dagger

under the table

playing politics

not straightforward

double-crossing

of dubious character

potentially illegal

under-the-table

of bad reputation

unconscientious

against the law

against the rules

good-for-nothing

under the counter

beyond contempt

demoralizing^US

demoralising^UK

easily corrupted

open to bribery

good-for-naught

gone to the dogs

without scruples

without standards

beyond the pale

contrary to the rules

unauthorized^US

insurrectionary

unauthorised^UK

under-the-counter

contrary to law

in violation of law

without law and order

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Adjective

(of a falsehood) Concocted to deceive others

misrepresentative

unsubstantiated

contrary to fact

without foundation

wide of the mark

economical with the truth

not backed up by evidence

terminologically inexact

not trustworthy

without substantiation

unstraightforward

out of commission

on the wrong track

wrongly identified

barking up wrong tree

labouring under a misapprehension

barking up the wrong tree

open to question

without justification

lacking substance

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Adjective

Insincere or hypocritical in nature

double-crossing

lacking sincerity

with tongue in cheek

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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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