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Synonyms for disputable

  • adjective

Most common

questionable moot debatable arguable

All synonyms

Adjective

arguable, debatable, moot, questionable, controversial, doubtful, problematical, contestable, unsettled, controvertible, problematic, dubious, uncertain

Antonyms

indisputable, irrefutable, unanswerable

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Definitions

  1. adj. 1

    Of opinions, propositions or questions, subject to dispute; not settled.

Example sentences

  • questionable There are many questionable points in this ledger.
  • moot It's a moot point now anyway.
  • debatable It's debatable whether what Tom did was wrong or not.
  • arguable Your conclusion is highly arguable.

Popularity over time

Word1850 → 2019Trend
disputablesteady
questionablefalling
mootsteady
debatablesteady
arguablesteady

Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.

By length

4 letters
moot1
7 letters
dubious3
8 letters
doubtful2, arguable4
9 letters
uncertain3, unsettled3, debatable4
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 (dubious3 = 3 syllables).