dubious

1. 1.

   fraught with uncertainty or doubt

   “they were doubtful that the cord would hold”

   “it was doubtful whether she would be admitted”

   “dubious about agreeing to go”

   Synonymsdoubtful

   Similaruncertain
2. 2.

   open to doubt or suspicion

   “the candidate's doubtful past”

   “he has a dubious record indeed”

   “what one found uncertain the other found dubious or downright false”

   “it was more than dubitable whether the friend was as influential as she thought”

   Synonymsdoubtfuldubitablein question

   Similarquestionable
3. 3.

   not convinced

   “they admitted the force of my argument but remained dubious”

   Similarunconvinced

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.