What does doubtful mean?
Doubtful means Subject to, or causing doubt..
Doubtful
/ˈdaʊtfəl/ · adjective
Meaning
Subject to, or causing doubt..
Definitions by Sense
- Subject to, or causing doubt.
- Experiencing or showing doubt, skeptical.
- Undecided or of uncertain outcome.
- (obsolete) Fearsome, dreadful.
- Improbable or unlikely.
- Suspicious, or of dubious character.
- Unclear or unreliable.
- A doubtful person or thing.
Example Sentences
Yet it is not the predominant views of the experts but the views of a minority, mostly of rather doubtful standing in their profession, which are taken up and spread by the intellectuals.
The pupils of her great eyes were large in the doubtful lamplight, swallowing their green fires in deep pools of mystery and darkness.
They had their lists of Liberals and of the doubtfuls who still remained doubtful. As the election drew near, the force of the whole organization was turned upon these unrepentant doubtfuls.
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Antonyms for doubtful
Related Words
Word Forms
- more doubtful
- most doubtful
- doubtfull
- doubtfuls
Usage Notes
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Frequently Asked Questions
What is a synonym for doubtful?
Common synonyms include dubious, tentative, uncertain, unsettled.
What is the opposite of doubtful?
The opposite depends on the specific sense.
How do you use doubtful in a sentence?
Yet it is not the predominant views of the experts but the views of a minority, mostly of rather doubtful standing in their profession, which are taken up and spread by the intellectuals.
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