debatable

[dih-bey-tuh-buhl] / dɪˈbeɪ tə bəl /

ADJECTIVE

controversial

Synonyms

STRONGEST

arguable doubtful dubious moot problematic questionable uncertain

WEAK

between rock and hard place between sixes and sevens betwixt and between bone of contention borderline chancy contestable disputable iffy in dispute mootable open to question problematical the jury's out touch and go undecided unsettled up for discussion

Antonyms

STRONGEST

certain clear decided definite proven resolved settled sure unquestionable

WEAK

inarguable incontrovertible indubious questionable uncontestable undoubted

Example Sentences

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Because laws are debatable, what happens in practice can differ from the law, and there isn’t an application of the law to each and every instance in which an institution makes a decision.

From Salon

Uefa is expected to go further but whether it has the power to do anything which would halt MCOs is debatable.

From BBC

The Financial Times recently reported that Anthropic was considering a 2026 IPO, having brought on lawyers, though the company’s timeline was debatable.

From MarketWatch

Whether such a program can or should be reviewed is debatable, unless it does something different, or at least curious, and this one is a game-show-as-biblical-epic.

From The Wall Street Journal

China’s best AI chips are behind those designed by Nvidia, though how far behind is debatable.

From The Wall Street Journal

debatable

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