Doubtful
Doubtful adjective - Not likely to be true or to occur.
Usage example: our winning the championship increasingly looks like a doubtful outcome
Preposterous and doubtful are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Preposterous" instead an adjective "Doubtful".
Preposterous
Preposterous adjective - Conceived or made without regard for reason or reality.
Doubtful and preposterous are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Doubtful" instead an adjective "Preposterous".
Mutual synonyms
Related pairs
- dubious and doubtful
- dubious and preposterous
- questionable and doubtful
- questionable and preposterous
- implausible and doubtful
- implausible and preposterous
- incredible and doubtful
- incredible and preposterous
- unconvincing and doubtful
- unconvincing and preposterous
- improbable and doubtful
- improbable and preposterous
- impossible and doubtful
- impossible and preposterous
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