arguable
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6.0
- adjective
- /ˈɑrɡjʊəbl/
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discutible
- It's arguable whether the new policy will improve employee satisfaction.
- arguable proposition
- the least arguable
Of course, it's arguable how well it works.
- Of course, it's arguable how well it works.
- He only agreed that it was an arguable case and so that court case is still to be heard.
- I think it's probably arguable that that it's not overall good to have a lot fewer people.
Examples
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One arguable limitation of our study was the lack of a strict protocol.
Academic text (2005) -
Of course, it's arguable how well it works.
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Indeed, it is arguable that we never really did.
Academic text (1996) -
I think it's probably arguable that that it's not overall good to have a lot fewer people.
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Whether the United States, in fact, won the Cold War is at best arguable.
Academic text (1991) -
Whether it's quite as neat as that is arguable by this point.
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Also a fact, it is arguable that the President's policies are a failure.
Blog text (8) -
From a philosophical standpoint, it is arguable that no such positive ethical right exists.
Academic text (2000) -
Nevertheless, it is at least arguable that rent-seeking special interests scored some constitutional victories.
Academic text (1997) -
All the same, it is arguable that he simply coordinated and formalized what Claude had sketched in general terms.
Academic text (2001)
Synonyms
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2.8
Not known for sure and likely to change
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5.0
Open to question or discussion
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7.4
Open to argument or disagreement
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6.6
Open to argument or doubt
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6.8
Can be argued against or shown to be wrong
Not clearly true or certain
People can argue about it or show it is wrong
Not accepted as true by some people
Antonyms
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Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
The word arguable comes from the verb argue plus the ending -able, which means 'able to be'. Argue comes from a Latin word meaning 'to prove' and is also the root of argument, so arguable is something you can argue about or that is open to doubt.