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fishy

/ˈfɪʃi/adjective2 syllables

Fishy means: not as expected.

Synonyms for fishy17

adjective, as in not as expected

funny, shady, suspect, suspicious, questionable

also used for fishy

fishlike, fishly, ichthyic, piscine, fishen, fishish, dodgy, dubious, dicey, iffy, shonky, fishy wishy

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What does fishy mean?2

adjective

1

not as expected“there was something fishy about the accident”

2

of or relating to or resembling fish“the soup had a fishy smell”

Definitions from the Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

What rhymes with fishy?1

two syllables

squishy
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Fishy in a sentence

  • If something smells fishy, make a break for it!unknown
  • He's plotting something against his own family, and it sounds quite fishy.LoverofEnglish
  • I knew there was something fishy about that guy.CM
  • I was locked out! There's got to be something fishy going on.fcbond
  • Her mother must have smelled something fishy.CK
  • There's something fishy going on in there.kemushi69
  • There's something fishy going on here.CK
  • Something fishy is going on here.CK

Sentences from Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR, credited to their authors.

Forms of fishy

as a adjective

comparative
fishier
superlative
fishiest