✅ Questionable describes something that is open to question or dispute, or is uncertain (They made questionable choices about peanut butter and pineapple sandwiches).

✅ Dubitable also describes something that is uncertain, or open to doubt (The research was dubitable).

✅ Questionable and dubitable both might describe something someone says, if it seems inaccurate (His version of events was dubitable; Her testimony was questionable).

✅ Dubitable is a much less common word than questionable, but it might sound familiar because of its opposite, indubitable.

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✅ Confident describes a sense of full assurance and belief in something (I’m confident about our chances of winning).

✅ Positive describes being fully confident in an opinion or assertion (I’m positive I locked the front door).

✅ Positive and confident both suggest a similar level of assurance (He was confident that he would do well; She was positive that they would like the present); however, positive is a more informal word than confident.

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✅ Peace and tranquility both refer to a similar feeling or state of calmness, ease, or serenity (It’s nice to have peace and quiet; The yoga studio was a place of tranquility).

✅ Peace is a general term, and can refer to an overall feeling of freedom from anxiety, busyness, distraction, and so on, but individually. Peace can for example describe a state of being free from anxiety, though you still might be distracted (He felt a sense of peace after his exams were over).

✅ Tranquility refers more simply to an overarching feeling of freedom from all these pressures (The cruise offered tranquility and rest).

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