dubious

Questions about dubious

What does dubious mean?

dubious means "fraught with uncertainty or doubt". That is the primary sense; the word has 3 in total, listed in full on this page.

How many syllables are in dubious?

dubious has 3 syllables: du-bi-ous. The stress falls on "du". In IPA it is /ˈdubiəs/.

What is another word for dubious?

Close synonyms include doubtful, doubtful, dubitable, in question. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is dubious a common word?

dubious is banded "Familiar" — widely understood, used when the subject calls for it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.