as in questionable
giving good reason for being doubted, questioned, or challenged
something's fishy about the way he's acting
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Recent Examples of fishy
Common varieties are often described as salty, umami (earthy), fishy, or briny.
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Adrienne Dellwo, Verywell Health, 14 Mar. 2025
When in doubt, trust your gut and hang up if a conversation feels fishy.
—Alix Martichoux, The Hill, 6 Mar. 2025
And certain aspects of FC just came off as fishy.
—Daniel Engber, The Atlantic, 3 Mar. 2025
The sausage was good, but the salmon was excellent and not fishy at all.
—Eve Chen, USA TODAY, 12 Feb. 2025
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Adrienne Dellwo, Verywell Health, 14 Mar. 2025
When in doubt, trust your gut and hang up if a conversation feels fishy.
—Alix Martichoux, The Hill, 6 Mar. 2025
And certain aspects of FC just came off as fishy.
—Daniel Engber, The Atlantic, 3 Mar. 2025
The sausage was good, but the salmon was excellent and not fishy at all.
—Eve Chen, USA TODAY, 12 Feb. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for fishy
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The data shows high growth but questionable profitability: AI funding reached a record $100.4 billion in 2024, with mega-rounds accounting for 69% of funding.—
Sajal Singh,
Forbes.com,
23 Apr. 2025
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Whether that trough also brings rain with it is far more questionable.—
Rick Hurd,
Mercury News,
22 Apr. 2025
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Given the volume of legally dubious activity, some of the administration’s unlawful actions will inevitably advance before litigation can stop them.—
Mariano-Florentino Cuéllar,
Foreign Affairs,
18 Apr. 2025
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In The Hulk, Ross uses dubious means to hunt down Bruce Banner.—
Eliana Dockterman,
Time,
17 Apr. 2025
Adjective
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What consumers can do is consider an identity theft protection service, which scours social media, the Internet and the dark web for your personal information and alerts you about any suspicious activity.—
Ryley Amond,
CNBC,
18 Apr. 2025
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This kind of reverse inference is the same logic your bank uses when flagging suspicious activity.—
Christer Holloman,
Forbes.com,
18 Apr. 2025
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For years, Chicago Public School officials would send dozens of names of problematic employees to monthly board meetings for their dismissals to be signed off on.—
Nell Salzman,
Chicago Tribune,
18 Apr. 2025
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The Emilia Pérez star courted controversy after past problematic posts resurfaced.—
Joey Nolfi,
EW.com,
17 Apr. 2025
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But the official was doubtful there were many who would want to take the job at a Pentagon that is in such disarray.—
Quil Lawrence,
NPR,
25 Apr. 2025
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The winner’s kids were equally doubtful, the man told lottery officials, so the man scanned the ticket to prove his million-dollar win was real.—
Kate Linderman,
Kansas City Star,
22 Apr. 2025
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What’s less debatable is that CNN reporter Donie O’Sullivan believed that Lorenz provided valuable perspective.—
Noah Rothman,
National Review,
14 Apr. 2025
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What’s not debatable is that the workload used to be far higher.—
Bruce Schoenfeld Robert Fass Tanya Pérez Brian St. Pierre,
New York Times,
26 Mar. 2025
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“Fishy.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/fishy. Accessed 29 Apr. 2025.
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