QUESTIONABLENESS Synonyms: 21 Similar and Opposite Words

questionableness

noun

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as in dubiousness

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Other controversies have underscored the dubiousness of Anthropic’s commitment to its mission and the hypocrisy of its goodie-two-shoes act.

— Frank Landymore, Futurism, 5 Aug. 2026
The dubiousness of the mayor’s position goes beyond his indefensible gamble with public health.

— U T Editorial Board, San Diego Union-Tribune, 1 Aug. 2026

Definition of dubiousness

Noun

That might become more valuable with some shakiness recently from left-handers Matthew Boyd and Shota Imanaga.

— Meghan Montemurro, Chicago Tribune, 25 Aug. 2026
Too much caffeine can cause a racing heart, shakiness, anxiety, headaches, elevated blood pressure, and trouble sleeping.

— Dr. Onaola Adedeji, ABC News, 13 Aug. 2026

Definition of shakiness

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But the car has been plagued with unreliability, most of it affecting George Russell and not Kimi Antonelli (who now, like Button in 2009, has a commanding lead over everyone else in the driver’s championship).

— Jonathan M. Gitlin, ArsTechnica, 24 Aug. 2026
Blonde loosens the plot, leaning into the unreliability of memory and the false truths that occupy the gaps between love and certainty.

— Jeff Ihaza, Rolling Stone, 20 Aug. 2026

Definition of unreliability

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