dodginess
Questionable character trait
Dodginess is the quality of being dubious, unreliable, or not quite right.
British and Australian English use it freely for anything suspect—a dodgy neighborhood, a dodgy used car, a dodgy excuse.
The whole deal had an air of dodginess about it.
The word suggests something shady without specifying exactly what's wrong.
Involving intentional dishonesty
- deceitfulInclined to mislead others
- untrustworthyNot deserving of confidence
- crookedBent or dishonest
- underhandedSecretly dishonest or unfair
deceptive · scheming · duplicitous · conniving · swindling · cheating · scamming · shifty
Of uncertain validity
- dubiousOf uncertain reliability
- suspectBelieve to be likely
- fishyArousing doubt, colloquially
- shadyDisreputable or sun-blocked
sketchy · iffy · murky · not quite right · off · raised eyebrows · side-eye · wariness
Crumbly or unreliable
- unpredictableCannot be anticipated
- inconsistentLacking steady uniformity
- erraticLacking regularity or consistency
- hit-or-missLacking consistent results
patchy · temperamental · glitchy · wonky · iffy · spotty · unreliable · flakey
fraudulent
Involving intentional dishonesty
- deceitfulInclined to mislead others
- untrustworthyNot deserving of confidence
- crookedBent or dishonest
underhanded · deceptive · scheming · duplicitous · conniving · swindling · cheating · scamming · shifty · shady
questionable
Of uncertain validity
shady · sketchy · iffy · murky · not quite right · off · raised eyebrows · side-eye · wariness · mistrust
flaky
Crumbly or unreliable
- unpredictableCannot be anticipated
- inconsistentLacking steady uniformity
- erraticLacking regularity or consistency
hit-or-miss · patchy · temperamental · glitchy · wonky · iffy · spotty · unreliable · flakey · capricious
risky
Involving possible harm
- precariousDangerously insecure
- diceyUncertain and hazardous
- chancyInvolving uncertain outcome
hazardous · uncertain · perilous · touch-and-go · unsafe · unstable · iffy · gamble · liability · jeopardy
sidestep
Evade by moving aside
weave · swerve · avoidance · deflect · circumvent · skirt · non-answer · evasion · wriggle · hedge
- doubtdoubt, doubts, doubting, doubtful, skepticism
- instabilityinstability, unsteadiness, shakiness, wobbliness, precariousness
- Unreliabilityflakiness, inconsistency, undependability, untrustworthiness, unpredictability
dodginesshonesty
Truthfulness, sincerity
integrity · uprightness · trustworthiness · straightforwardness · rectitude
dodginessreliability
Consistent, predictable performance
dependability · soundness · trustworthiness · steadfastness · consistency
dodginesslegitimacy
Lawful or rightful status
authenticity · genuineness · soundness · lawfulness · legality
dodge, dodging, dodged, dodges, dodgy, dodger, dodgeball, dodgers, dodgems