doubtful

adjective

/ˈdaʊtfl/

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(of a person) not sure; uncertain and feeling doubt synonym dubious
- doubtful (about something) Rose was doubtful about the whole idea.
- doubtful (about doing something) He was doubtful about accepting extra work.
Extra Examples
- She was rather doubtful about the wisdom of eating the seafood.
- A doubtful look crossed her face.
Topics Doubt, guessing and certaintyc1
Oxford Collocations Dictionary
verbs
- be
- feel
- look
- …
adverb
- extremely
- fairly
- very
- …
preposition
- about
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unlikely; not probable
- doubtful (if…) It's doubtful if this painting is a Picasso.
- doubtful (that…) With her injuries it's doubtful that she'll ever walk again.
- doubtful (whether…) It's doubtful whether the car will last another year.
- doubtful (for something) He is injured and is doubtful for the game tomorrow (= unlikely to play).
Extra Examples
- Even if we could go, which is highly doubtful, John wouldn't be able to come with us.
- It is doubtful that his words will change the situation much.
Topics Doubt, guessing and certaintyc1
Oxford Collocations Dictionary
verbs
- be
- look
- seem
- …
adverb
- extremely
- fairly
- very
- …
See full entry
[not usually before noun] (of a thing) uncertain and likely to get worse
- At the beginning of the war things were looking very doubtful.
[only before noun] of low value; probably not what somebody claims it is or of a quality that you can rely on synonym dubious
- This wine is of doubtful quality.

单词	doubtful
释义	doubtful adjective /ˈdaʊtfl/ /ˈdaʊtfl/ jump to other results (of a person) not sure; uncertain and feeling doubt synonym dubious doubtful (about something) Rose was doubtful about the whole idea. doubtful (about doing something) He was doubtful about accepting extra work. Extra Examples She was rather doubtful about the wisdom of eating the seafood. A doubtful look crossed her face. Topics Doubt, guessing and certaintyc1 Oxford Collocations Dictionaryverbs be feel look … adverb extremely fairly very … preposition about See full entry unlikely; not probable doubtful (if…) It's doubtful if this painting is a Picasso. doubtful (that…) With her injuries it's doubtful that she'll ever walk again. doubtful (whether…) It's doubtful whether the car will last another year. doubtful (for something) He is injured and is doubtful for the game tomorrow (= unlikely to play). Extra Examples Even if we could go, which is highly doubtful, John wouldn't be able to come with us. It is doubtful that his words will change the situation much. Topics Doubt, guessing and certaintyc1 Oxford Collocations Dictionaryverbs be look seem … adverb extremely fairly very … See full entry [not usually before noun] (of a thing) uncertain and likely to get worse At the beginning of the war things were looking very doubtful. [only before noun] of low value; probably not what somebody claims it is or of a quality that you can rely on synonym dubious This wine is of doubtful quality.
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