Dubious
Dubious adjective - Not likely to be true or to occur.
Usage example: made the dubious claim of being of royal blood
Implausible is a synonym for dubious. In some cases you can use "Implausible" instead an adjective "Dubious".
Implausible
Implausible adjective - Too extraordinary or improbable to believe.
Usage example: the terrorist attacks generated a whole passel of implausible conspiracy theories that dishonor the memory of those who perished
Dubious is a synonym for implausible in improbable topic. You can use "Dubious" instead an adjective "Implausible", if it concerns topics such as unlikely, not likely.
Nearby Word: implausibly
Mutual synonyms
Related pairs
- suspect and dubious
- suspect and implausible
- questionable and dubious
- questionable and implausible
- obscure and dubious
- obscure and implausible
- doubtful and dubious
- doubtful and implausible
- weak and dubious
- weak and implausible
- flimsy and dubious
- flimsy and implausible
- suspicious and dubious
- suspicious and implausible
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