questionable
adjective
ques·tion·able
ˈkwes-chə-nə-bəl 
ˈkwesh-,
in rapid speech ˈkwesh-nə-
1
obsolete
: inviting inquiry
2
obsolete
: liable to judicial inquiry or action
3
: affording reason for being doubted, questioned, or challenged : not certain or exact : problematic
milk of questionable purity
a questionable decision
4
: attended by well-grounded suspicions of being immoral, crude, false, or unsound : dubious
questionable motives
questionableness
noun
Examples of questionable in a Sentence
The truth of the statements was highly questionable.
The water available in the village is of questionable quality.
a man of questionable character
They acquired the money through questionable means.
The company is facing a questionable future.
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While many supplements are questionable at best, some of the hype about creatine seems warranted; even the International Olympic Committee has it on a short list of four supplements that are largely safe and proven effective for athletes.
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Cindy Kuzma, SELF, 28 May 2025
She is officially labeled as questionable to play against the Liberty.
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The only negative in a sublime opening period for Florida was Sam Reinhart leaving with an apparent knee injury after enduring a questionable hip-check hit from Sebastian Aho that the league should take a look at.
—Greg Cote, Miami Herald, 23 May 2025
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Cindy Kuzma, SELF, 28 May 2025
She is officially labeled as questionable to play against the Liberty.
—Nathan Canilao, Mercury News, 27 May 2025
Overall, there are some reasonable ideas scattered throughout the executive orders (though whether their implementation ends up being reasonable is questionable, especially given DOGE's involvement).
—ArsTechnica, 27 May 2025
The only negative in a sublime opening period for Florida was Sam Reinhart leaving with an apparent knee injury after enduring a questionable hip-check hit from Sebastian Aho that the league should take a look at.
—Greg Cote, Miami Herald, 23 May 2025
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“Questionable.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/questionable. Accessed 2 Jun. 2025.
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questionable
adjective
ques·tion·able
ˈkwes-chə-nə-bəl
ˈkwesh-
1
: open to doubt, question, or challenge : not certain or exact
milk of questionable purity
a questionable decision
2
: believed to be bad, false, or unsound : dubious
questionable motives
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