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doubtful adjective [ ˈdaʊtfʊl ]

• feeling uncertain about something.
• "he looked doubtful, but gave a nod"
Similar: irresolute, hesitant, tentative, vacillating, dithering, wavering, teetering, fluctuating, faltering, ambivalent, divided, in doubt, unsure, uncertain, in two minds, shilly-shallying, undecided, indefinite, unresolved, in a quandary/dilemma, undetermined, iffy, blowing hot and cold, sitting on the fence,
Opposite: confident, decisive,
• not known with certainty.
• "the fire was of doubtful origin"
Similar: in doubt, dubious, uncertain, open to question, questionable, unsure, unconfirmed, not definite, unknown, unsettled, undecided, unresolved, debatable, open to debate, moot, in the balance, pending, in limbo, in no man's land, up in the air, confused, problematic, ambiguous, iffy,
Opposite: certain,


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