something just doesn't feel right vs something just doesn't add up

Both phrases are correct and commonly used in English, but they convey slightly different meanings. 'Something just doesn't feel right' is used when you have a gut feeling that something is wrong or off, while 'something just doesn't add up' is used when you suspect that there are inconsistencies or discrepancies in a situation.

Last updated: March 25, 2024 • 1072 views

something just doesn't feel right

This phrase is correct and commonly used in English to express a feeling that something is wrong or off.

This phrase is used when you have a gut feeling that something is not as it should be or is out of place.

Examples:

I don't know why, but something just doesn't feel right about this situation.
Her explanation seemed plausible, but something just doesn't feel right to me.

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Okay, I know I should be happy that Jeff's back, but something just doesn't feel right.
Something just doesn't feel right.
Something just doesn't feel right.
Something just - just doesn't feel right.
There's something that just doesn't feel right about the guy, I guess.
But something just didn't feel right about last night.
Something just does not feel right to me about this.
Got about three-quarters of the way up the hill, and something just didn't feel right at all, something seemed strange.
Got about three-quarters of the way up the hill, and something just didn't feel right at all, something seemed strange.
And finally "revelation", believe something because it just feels right.
Good, because it just doesn't feel right lying.
All this stuff happening with Derek just doesn't feel right.
It just doesn't feel right.
But this - it just doesn't feel right.
Believe me, it just doesn't feel right.
It just doesn't feel right getting married.
It just doesn't feel right to leave dion like that.
It just doesn't feel right.
It just doesn't feel right to use my powers for personal gain.
[Sighs] It just doesn't feel right.

Alternatives:

something seems off
something feels wrong
something is amiss
something is not quite right
something is fishy

something just doesn't add up

This phrase is correct and commonly used in English to express suspicion about inconsistencies or discrepancies in a situation.

This phrase is used when you suspect that the facts or details of a situation do not make sense or are not consistent.

Examples:

The numbers in the report just don't add up.
Her story doesn't add up with what we know.

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It just doesn't add up. I know there's something they're not telling us.
It just doesn't add up.
The numbers just doesn't add up.
It just doesn't add up, Matty.
That just doesn't add up.
That just doesn't add up.
I also know in this past week, we've had four deaths, one missing person, and a situation that just doesn't add up.
It just doesn't add up.
After seeing you in this firefight, it just doesn't add up.
But, you know, if it doesn't add up, it just doesn't add up.
There's just something about this shooting that doesn't add up.
Kenneth's story doesn't add up.
You can't look like that and be good in math, it just doesn't add up.
And if something doesn't add up, you just don't let go.
This whole thing with Naomi doesn't add up.
There's something else that doesn't add up.
It doesn't add up to a promising picture.
Andy's right... doesn't add up.
-Your counting doesn't add up.
You know that doesn't add up.

Alternatives:

something is inconsistent
something doesn't make sense
something is not logical
something is contradictory
something is puzzling

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something just doesn't feel right vs something just doesn't add up