adjective · neutral
questionable
UK/ˈkwestʃənəbl/US/ˈkwɛstʃənəbl/QUEST·ion·able
Band 6-7task2speaking
doubtful or uncertain in quality or truth; open to question
Examples
“The accuracy of the survey is questionable because the sample was small.”
“It is questionable whether the policy will achieve its goals.”
“Some of the company's accounting practices are questionable.”
Band 8 sentence
“Given the sampling method and response rate, the reliability of the findings is questionable.”
Collocations
- questionable whether
- questionable practice/ethics
Word family
question verb/nounquestionable adjectivequestionably adverb
Common mistakes
The method is questionable about its accuracy.→The method's accuracy is questionable.
Say it for a higher band
5doubtful→6suspicious→7+questionable
Synonyms
dubious
suspicious
Easily confused
dubious
“Many people were dubious about the government's explanation.”
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