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
That always felt fishy, and Comer's allegation could explain what really happened.
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Daniel R. Depetris, Newsweek, 10 Jan. 2025
There's nothing wrong with asking Jason not to bring strong, fishy smells into the breakroom.
—Yaakov Katz, Newsweek, 17 Jan. 2025
Long gone are the days of using clear misspellings, unprofessional website design and fishy email domains as reliable identifiers for online scams.
—The Summit Daily, The Denver Post, 10 Dec. 2024
Avoid any scallops that smell fishy, sour, or sulfurlike—fresh scallops should have a briny or mildly sweet seaweed aroma, Comeau says.
—Heather Riske, Better Homes & Gardens, 5 Dec. 2024
See all Example Sentences for fishy 
Daniel R. Depetris, Newsweek, 10 Jan. 2025
There's nothing wrong with asking Jason not to bring strong, fishy smells into the breakroom.
—Yaakov Katz, Newsweek, 17 Jan. 2025
Long gone are the days of using clear misspellings, unprofessional website design and fishy email domains as reliable identifiers for online scams.
—The Summit Daily, The Denver Post, 10 Dec. 2024
Avoid any scallops that smell fishy, sour, or sulfurlike—fresh scallops should have a briny or mildly sweet seaweed aroma, Comeau says.
—Heather Riske, Better Homes & Gardens, 5 Dec. 2024
See all Example Sentences for fishy
Recent Examples of Synonyms for fishy
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People are still perplexed and saddened by the questionable move on the Mavericks' side, especially their majority owner, Mark Cuban.—
Yaakov Katz,
Newsweek,
9 Feb. 2025
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Officiating has been a hot topic of late as questionable calls seemingly took over two of the Chiefs’ playoff wins — against the Houston Texans and Buffalo Bills.—
Ryan Gaydos,
Fox News,
7 Feb. 2025
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Vaccine backers are dubious that Cassidy will have much influence over Kennedy if he is confirmed as secretary of Health and Human Services.—
Karen Kaplan,
Los Angeles Times,
9 Feb. 2025
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Previously, the 2008 Sayre Fire in Sylmar that destroyed 604 structures held that dubious distinction.—
Denise Petski,
Deadline,
4 Feb. 2025
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Did Belle Gibson visit that very suspicious doctor?—
Erin Jensen,
USA TODAY,
7 Feb. 2025
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The victim must be at least 65 years old, may be in danger due to health or suspicious reasons and the investigating agency has exhausted all its resources.—
Sacramento Bee,
Sacramento Bee,
7 Feb. 2025
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Experts warn that deep spending cuts could prove problematic, given that about two-thirds of government spending is directed toward Social Security, Medicare, national defense and Medicaid.—
Aimee Picchi,
CBS News,
7 Feb. 2025
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The post, which features an image of the problematic homework question, has been upvoted more than 27,000 times on the platform.—
Kristan Hawkins,
Newsweek,
7 Feb. 2025
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Wide receiver Skyy Moore is the only doubtful player the team has.—
Yaakov Katz,
Newsweek,
8 Feb. 2025
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Suggs, who is doubtful with a left quad contusion, is averaging 16.2 points, 4.0 rebounds and 3.7 assists.—
Jason Anderson,
Sacramento Bee,
5 Feb. 2025
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Again, if the goal is to increase American manufacturing jobs, that's debatable.—
Nathaniel Rakich,
ABC News,
13 Feb. 2025
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Whether Chappelle needed this advice or not is debatable, given that Chappelle is undoubtedly a seasoned performer.—
Justin Gest,
Newsweek,
20 Jan. 2025
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“Fishy.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/fishy. Accessed 21 Feb. 2025.
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