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Full of uncertainty

Of doubtful quality or legality

Lacking in accuracy or truth

Unsteady and prone to unexpected changes

(of a situation or problem) Having a high likelihood of becoming dire or turning into a crisis

Capable of being mooted

Not completely confident or sure of something

That cannot be computed

Suffering from an illness or disease or feeling unwell

Of questionable or dishonest character

Disagreeable and unpleasant because morally disreputable

Depending on other factors

Implausible or untrue

Small or improbable in the degree of likelihood

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Adjective

Full of uncertainty

“The young pair is remarkably candid in the book about their iffy journalistic methods and practices circa 1972, part of Broder's golden age.”

Adjective

Of doubtful quality or legality

of poor quality

“Yup, it's a really iffy shot of my new pride and joy.”

Adjective

Lacking in accuracy or truth

without foundation

wide of the mark

unsubstantiated

open to question

not trustworthy

out of commission

on the wrong track

inconsequential

misrepresentative

economical with the truth

phantasmagorical

not backed up by evidence

phantasmagorial

phantasmagorian

terminologically inexact

contrary to fact

unauthorized^US

without substantiation

seemingly correct

without justification

unauthorised^UK

unstraightforward

without explanation

plausible but wrong

apparently right

wrongly identified

labouring under a misapprehension

barking up wrong tree

barking up the wrong tree

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Adjective

Unsteady and prone to unexpected changes

blowing hot and cold

full of ups and downs

always changing

vicissitudinous

subject to change

likely to change

constantly changing

irresoluteoscillating

on-again-off-again

disorganized^US

disorganised^UK

all over the map

all over the place

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(of a situation or problem) Having a high likelihood of becoming dire or turning into a crisis

life-threatening

fraught with danger

jeopardizing^US

jeopardising^UK

hanging by a thread

playing with fire

on slippery ground

easily threatened

easily destroyed

at a turning point

at a critical stage

on a slippery slope

hanging in the balance

Russian roulette

on collision course

full of upheavals

potentially violent

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Adjective

Capable of being mooted

open to question

betwixt and between

bone of contention

up for discussion

between sixes and sevens

between rock and hard place

unsubstantiated

under suspicion

subject to debate

not quite right

open to suspicion

on the back burner

yet to be decided

open to discussion

far from certain

in a state of limbo

in a state of uncertainty

not yet established

a matter of opinion

a controversial subject

in no man's land

potentially dangerous

potentially false

potentially illegal

potentially dishonest

without foundation

not backed up by evidence

hard to believe

under advisement

under examination

under discussion

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Adjective

Not completely confident or sure of something

on the horns of a dilemma

shilly-shallying

betwixt and between

hemming and hawing

blowing hot and cold

running hot and cold

sitting on the fence

open to question

having misgivings

humming and hawing

hedging your bets

having reservations

like doubting Thomas

shillyshallying

unable to decide

taking something with a pinch of salt

lacking confidence

hanging by a thread

indistinguishable

not born yesterday

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Adjective

That cannot be computed

not to be reckoned

too many to be counted

a multiplicity of

a great number of

self-perpetuating

thick on the ground

incomprehensible

endless numbers of

incalculable numbers of

no holds barred

a thousand and one

an incalculable number of

an infinite number of

infinite numbers of

a whole bunch of

thousand-and-one

all-encompassing

no strings attached

with no holds barred

a great deal of

an abundance of

round-the-clock

immeasurable numbers of

more than one can count

more … than one can shake a stick at

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Adjective

Suffering from an illness or disease or feeling unwell

not in good shape

under the weather

not up to snuff

at death's door

green about the gills

like death warmed up

on the sick list

feeling terrible

running temperature

hypochondriacal

out of commission

hospitalized^US

hospitalised^UK

under medication

confined to bed

not up to the mark

slightly unwell

not feeling well

the worse for wear

sick as a parrot

not a hundred percent

as white as a ghost

as white as a sheet

chronically ill

in poor condition

out of condition

flat on your back

down in the mouth

in declining health

not feeling up to snuff

rabies-infected

foaming at the mouth

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Of questionable or dishonest character

dishonorable^US

dishonourable^UK

not to be trusted

not to be relied upon

not to be depended on

hard to pin down

double-crossing

not conscientious

snake in the grass

of dubious character

potentially illegal

not trustworthy

good-for-nothing

extracurricular

open to bribery

gone to the dogs

unconscientious

of bad reputation

beyond contempt

in the doghouse

under suspicion

of doubtful honesty

open to question

not quite right

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Adjective

Disagreeable and unpleasant because morally disreputable

dishonorable^US

dishonourable^UK

under suspicion

potentially illegal

potentially dishonest

not quite right

mysterious-looking

strange-looking

dishonest-looking

of bad reputation

in the doghouse

not to be trusted

not to be depended on

unsportsmanlike

cloak-and-dagger

double-crossing

of dubious character

under the table

under the counter

not trustworthy

not to be relied upon

hole-and-corner

playing politics

not straightforward

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Adjective

Depending on other factors

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Implausible or untrue

hard to swallow

out of the ordinary

difficult to believe

scarcely credible

beyond the bounds of possibility

hard to believe

won't hold water

not in the least likely

out of the question

incomprehensible

imcomprehensible

extremely difficult to believe

not to be thought of

extremely implausible

extremely unlikely

extremely doubtful

not able to hold water

highly unlikely

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Adjective

Small or improbable in the degree of likelihood

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