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Full of uncertainty

Of doubtful quality or legality

Ambiguous or not clearly defined

Not supported or proven by evidence

Tentative or unsure in acting or speaking

Based on a mistaken or erroneous belief

Involving great risk or danger

Difficult, full of problems, or in a precarious state

Unsteady and prone to unexpected changes

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

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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

betwixt and between

bone of contention

up for discussion

between sixes and sevens

between rock and hard place

open to discussion

subject to debate

on the back burner

unsubstantiated

yet to be decided

far from certain

open to suspicion

hanging by a thread

in no man's land

in a state of limbo

in a state of uncertainty

not yet established

a controversial subject

a matter of opinion

under advisement

under examination

indistinguishable

at a turning point

at a critical stage

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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

unauthenticated

unauthorized^US

without substantiation

without justification

unauthorised^UK

without explanation

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Tentative or unsure in acting or speaking

shilly-shallying

blowing hot and cold

on the horns of a dilemma

having misgivings

humming and hawing

sitting on the fence

hemming and hawing

running hot and cold

betwixt and between

having reservations

hedging your bets

like doubting Thomas

unable to decide

shillyshallying

not born yesterday

having opposing views

having clashing views

having conflicting views

having contradictory views

been hit before

irresoluteoscillating

middle of the road

lacking confidence

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Adjective

Based on a mistaken or erroneous belief

unsubstantiated

without foundation

wide of the mark

not trustworthy

out of commission

on the wrong track

misrepresentative

economical with the truth

seemingly correct

plausible but wrong

apparently right

wrongly inferred

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Adjective

Involving great risk or danger

jeopardising^UK

jeopardizing^US

fraught with danger

life-threatening

on slippery ground

playing with fire

hanging by a thread

hanging by thread

easily threatened

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Adjective

Difficult, full of problems, or in a precarious state

full of problems

beset by problems

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

rapidly changing

on-again-off-again

rapidly evolving

vicissitudinous

subject to change

likely to change

constantly changing

irresoluteoscillating

disorganized^US

disorganised^UK

all over the map

all over the place

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Adjective

Unlikely in chance or probability

difficult to believe

hard to swallow

out of the ordinary

scarcely credible

beyond the bounds of possibility

self-contradictory

hard to believe

out of the question

incomprehensible

won't hold water

highly unlikely

beyond the realm of reason

not worth considering

not in the least likely

not remotely possible

unsubstantiated

not able to hold water

inconsequential

beyond possibility

imcomprehensible

extremely implausible

extremely doubtful

extremely unlikely

extremely difficult to believe

not to be thought of

inapprehensible

under suspicion

beyond one's wildest dreams

not understandable

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Adjective

That cannot be computed

not to be reckoned

too many to be counted

a great number of

a multiplicity of

an incalculable number of

an infinite number of

infinite numbers of

a thousand and one

thick on the ground

endless numbers of

incalculable numbers of

a whole bunch of

thousand-and-one

a great deal of

an abundance of

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

green around the gills

suffering from motion sickness

suffering from altitude sickness

in poor condition

out of condition

not a hundred percent

slightly unwell

not feeling well

the worse for wear

not up to the mark

sick to one's stomach

sick as a parrot

as white as a ghost

as white as a sheet

chronically ill

not feeling up to snuff

about to throw up

suffering from radiation sickness

green at the gills

in declining health

green around gills

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

under the table

cloak-and-dagger

of dubious character

crazy like a fox

potentially illegal

mysterious-looking

not quite right

strange-looking

under the counter

against the law

not trustworthy

under-the-table

gone to the dogs

dishonest-looking

of bad reputation

hole-and-corner

playing politics

not straightforward

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Disagreeable and unpleasant from being morally disreputable

dishonorable^US

dishonourable^UK

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Adjective

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