Synonyms for debatable
- adjective
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Adjective
questionable, arguable, disputable, problematical, doubtful, controversial, contestable, problematic, dubious, uncertain, unsettled, open, controvertible, undecided, moot rare, quisquous rare UK
Definitions
- adj. 1
Open to debate; not fully proved or confirmed.
Those data are debatable: no one has been able to replicate them.
Related words
- Word family
- debatableness debatably
Example sentences
- questionable There are many questionable points in this ledger.
- arguable Your conclusion is highly arguable.
Popularity over time
| Word | 1850 → 2019 | Trend |
|---|---|---|
| debatable | steady | |
| questionable | falling | |
| arguable | steady | |
| disputable | steady | |
| problematical | falling |
Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.
By length
- 4 letters
- open2, moot1
- 7 letters
- dubious3
- 8 letters
- doubtful2, arguable4
- 9 letters
- uncertain3, unsettled3, undecided4, quisquous
- 10 letters
- disputable4
- 11 letters
- problematic4, contestable4
- 12 letters
- questionable4
- 13 letters
- controversial4, problematical5
- 14 letters
- controvertible
The small number after each word is its number of syllables (open2 = 2 syllables).
In other languages
- Français
- discutable
- Italiano
- discutibile
- Español
- cuestionable
- Català
- qüestionable