seem dubious

Frequency: 7.518.2 per million words

to give the impression of being doubtful

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Examples (10)

  • His explanation for being late seemed a bit dubious.
  • The company's sudden surge in profits seemed dubious to the investigators.
  • The whole deal seemed morally dubious.
  • The results of the experiment seem dubious without further verification.
  • To be honest, her excuse has always seemed dubious to me.
  • If the offer seems dubious, it's probably best to walk away.
  • The politician's promise seemed increasingly dubious as the campaign went on.
  • Doesn't his alibi seem a little dubious to you?
  • The claim that he could cure any disease seemed highly dubious.
  • The source of the information seemed dubious, so we decided not to publish the story.