questionable

intermediateB2

/ˈkwɛstʃənəbl/ · ques-tion-a-ble

Subject to doubt or question; not certain or definite.

Meanings

adjectiveformal

Subject to doubt or question; not certain or definite.

شک یا سوال کے تابع؛ غیر یقینی یا غیرمقررہ۔

متنازعہ

mutanazaa

Formal: متنازعہ

Synonyms

doubtfuluncertainsuspectمشکوکغیر یقینیغیرمؤکد

Antonyms

certaindefiniteunquestionableیقینیمقررہبے سوال

Common Collocations

  • questionable content
  • questionable behavior
  • questionable practices

Example Sentences

The evidence presented in the trial was questionable and led to a mistrial.

مقدمے میں پیش کردہ ثبوت متنازعہ تھے اور اس کی وجہ سے مقدمہ غیر مؤثر ہوا۔

Muqadma mein pesh kiye gaye saboot mutanazaa the aur is ki wajah se muqadma ghair mo'asar hua.

Her motives for helping were questionable, raising suspicions among the committee members.

مدد کرنے کے اس کے ارادے مشکوک تھے، جو کمیٹی کے اراکین میں شک و شبے کا باعث بنے۔

Madad karne ke is ke irade mashkook the, jo committee ke arakeen mein shak o shubha ka baais bane.

There are questionable practices in the industry that need to be addressed for ethical standards.

صنعت میں ایسی متنازعہ مشقیں ہیں جنہیں اخلاقی معیارات کے لیے حل کرنے کی ضرورت ہے۔

Sana'at mein aisi mutanazaa mashqain hain jinhein ikhlaqi mayar ke liye hal karne ki zaroorat hai.

Easily Confused With

unquestionable:Unquestionable means something that is accepted as true and cannot be doubted, while questionable implies doubt or uncertainty.

Word Family

question
nounسوال
questioning
verbسوال کرنا

See Also

💡 Memory Tip

Think of 'question' in questionable to remember its doubtful meaning.

Imagine a person with a raised eyebrow pondering over a piece of paper with ambiguous information.

✍️ Urdu Poetry

پرسشوں کے دریا میں تیرا جستجو ہے، کچھ متنازعہ ہے، کچھ ہے سچ بھی۔

Pursishon ke darya mein tera jastju hai, Kuch mutanazaa hai, kuch hai sach bhi.

In the river of questions lies your pursuit, some are questionable, some are truth.

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* Poetry attribution is AI-generated and may require verification.

🗣️ Urdu Proverb

ہر سوال کا ایک جواب ہوتا ہے۔

Har sawaal ka aik jawab hota hai.

Every question has an answer.

📖 Etymology

Origin: Latin "quaestionalis" — pertaining to a question

First known use: 1500

The word 'questionable' emerged from the Latin 'quaestio', meaning a question, and evolved through Middle English.