dubious
Not sure whether something is true or can be trusted.
dubious in a sentence
- Dad looked dubious when Josh claimed, yet again, that the dog had eaten his homework.
- The shoppers were dubious about the stall's magic beans and kept their money in their pockets.
Try an 11+ style question
Verbal reasoning papers often ask about a word like this.
Which word is closest in meaning to dubious?
- Acertain
- Btrusting
- Cdoubtful
- Dconvinced
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C: doubtful. The other three mean the opposite of dubious.
Which word is most nearly opposite in meaning to dubious?
- Adoubtful
- Bunsure
- Ccertain
- Dwary
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C: certain. The other three mean nearly the same as dubious.
Words that mean something similar
doubtful, unsure, wary
Words that mean the opposite
certain, trusting, convinced
More words about thinking & learning
- endeavour: To try very hard to do something.
- engrossed: So interested in something that you notice nothing else.
- enlighten: To explain something so that someone understands it clearly.
- enthral: To hold someone's full attention with delight.
- essential: So important that you cannot manage without it.
- establish: To set something up, or to prove that something is true.
- evaluate: To think carefully about how good or useful something is.
- evident: Easy to see or understand.
More words to explore
Sitting the 11+ in Kent, Medway or Buckinghamshire?
Plain-English guides to each test, from the councils’ own pages: Kent Test · Medway Test · Bucks Secondary Transfer Test