Dubious
Dubious adjective - Slow to begin or proceed with a course of action because of doubts or uncertainty.
Usage example: I'm dubious about our plan to go hang gliding without having had any training
Questioning and dubious are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Questioning" instead an adjective "Dubious".
Questioning
Questioning adjective - Inclined to doubt or question claims.
Dubious and questioning are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Dubious" instead an adjective "Questioning".
Mutual synonyms
Related pairs
- suspect and dubious
- suspect and questioning
- doubtful and dubious
- doubtful and questioning
- hesitant and dubious
- hesitant and questioning
- suspicious and dubious
- suspicious and questioning
- insecure and dubious
- insecure and questioning
- vacillating and dubious
- vacillating and questioning
- uncertain and dubious
- uncertain and questioning
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