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What is another word for iffy?

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Full of uncertainty

Of doubtful quality or legality

Ambiguous or not clearly defined

Not supported or proven by evidence

Lacking in accuracy or truth

Difficult, full of problems, or in a precarious state

Unsteady and prone to unexpected changes

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

Unlikely in chance or probability

That cannot be computed

Suffering from an illness or disease or feeling unwell

Of questionable or dishonest character

Disagreeable and unpleasant from being morally disreputable

Depending on other factors

Beyond the realms of plausibility or credibility

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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

Ambiguous or not clearly defined

open to question

blowing hot and cold

shilly-shallying

betwixt and between

sitting on the fence

on the horns of a dilemma

hemming and hawing

running hot and cold

bone of contention

up for discussion

between sixes and sevens

between rock and hard place

subject to debate

on the back burner

having misgivings

unable to decide

having reservations

like doubting Thomas

humming and hawing

hedging your bets

open to discussion

unsubstantiated

yet to be decided

shillyshallying

far from certain

open to suspicion

not yet established

a controversial subject

a matter of opinion

hanging by a thread

in no man's land

in a state of limbo

in a state of uncertainty

indistinguishable

not born yesterday

lacking confidence

under advisement

under examination

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Adjective

Not supported or proven by evidence

unsubstantiated

without foundation

open to question

not backed up by evidence

hard to believe

wide of the mark

under suspicion

not quite right

potentially illegal

potentially dishonest

inconsequential

potentially false

open to suspicion

potentially dangerous

based on guesswork

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Adjective

Lacking in accuracy or truth

without foundation

wide of the mark

not trustworthy

out of commission

on the wrong track

unsubstantiated

not backed up by evidence

economical with the truth

unauthenticated

unauthorized^US

without substantiation

without justification

unauthorised^UK

without explanation

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Adjective

Difficult, full of problems, or in a precarious state

hanging by a thread

hanging in the balance

on a slippery slope

jeopardizing^US

jeopardising^UK

fraught with danger

Russian roulette

playing with fire

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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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Adjective

(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

playing with fire

hanging by a thread

on slippery ground

easily threatened

at a turning point

at a critical stage

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Adjective

Unlikely in chance or probability

difficult to believe

hard to swallow

hard to believe

beyond the bounds of possibility

won't hold water

out of the ordinary

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Adjective

That cannot be computed

not to be reckoned

too many to be counted

self-perpetuating

a great number of

a multiplicity of

thick on the ground

incomprehensible

no holds barred

a thousand and one

an incalculable number of

an infinite number of

infinite numbers of

endless numbers of

incalculable numbers of

thousand-and-one

a whole bunch of

round-the-clock

no strings attached

a great deal of

an abundance of

with no holds barred

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

slightly unwell

not feeling well

the worse for wear

not a hundred percent

sick as a parrot

as white as a ghost

as white as a sheet

not up to the mark

chronically ill

in poor condition

in declining health

out of condition

not feeling up to snuff

rabies-infected

foaming at the mouth

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Adjective

Of questionable or dishonest character

dishonorable^US

dishonourable^UK

not to be trusted

not to be relied upon

not to be depended on

unconscientious

double-crossing

unsportsmanlike

cloak-and-dagger

of dubious character

crazy like a fox

under the table

potentially illegal

mysterious-looking

not quite right

strange-looking

under the counter

not trustworthy

under-the-table

hole-and-corner

gone to the dogs

against the law

of bad reputation

playing politics

dishonest-looking

not straightforward

in the doghouse

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Adjective

Disagreeable and unpleasant from being morally disreputable

dishonorable^US

dishonourable^UK

beyond the pale

beneath contempt

beyond contempt

good-for-naught

good-for-nothing

of bad reputation

in the doghouse

under suspicion

potentially illegal

potentially dishonest

not quite right

mysterious-looking

dishonest-looking

strange-looking

undistinguished

unsportsmanlike

lacking dignity

a load of pants

ill-humoured^UK

beneath one's dignity

lower in status

beneath someone

under someone's heel

not very important

not so important

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Adjective

Depending on other factors

Adjective

Beyond the realms of plausibility or credibility

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 able to hold water

out of the question

highly unlikely

not in the least likely

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