debatable
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5.0
- adjective
- /dɪˈbeɪtəbl/
:
discutible
- Many people find it debatable whether climate change is primarily driven by human activities.
- debatable issue
- remain debatable
- highly debatable
For one thing, it's debatable when work really starts.
- For one thing, it's debatable when work really starts.
- And, you know, maybe that's a little debatable, but we'll put that to the side.
- Is it, you know, over time, debatable.
- And whether they were more successful is debatable.
- How much so is still debatable.
- But it's debatable whether she was hired to spy on him or.
- If we want to address military context with the swarm robots this becomes more debatable.
- But this is just a faster infusion method, and it's debatable to say which one is the best method of infusing oils.
- So I don't think he really believes what he says, like about all the crazy stuff that he well, that's definitely debatable.
- But that that's even not a within the debatable range with the classic hallucinogens.
Examples
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This is an important concept and it's a highly debatable concept that is often defined by both subjective and and quantitative metrics.
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Whether there is harm in having a pessimistic attitude about the future is debatable.
Academic text (1998) -
For one thing, it's debatable when work really starts.
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So it's debatable as to who launched it first.
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Who exactly is served, how, and how much are debatable matters.
Academic text (1994) -
The former observation is debatable, but the latter is not.
Academic text (1996) -
Whether we ought to have such a canon is debatable.
Academic text (2017) -
However, the mechanisms by which lumbar supports might influence low back problems remain debatable.
Academic text (2000) -
Although their appropriateness may be debatable, anthropomorphism and personification have been present in education for many years.
Academic text (1997) -
It's debatable whether online learning is as effective as traditional classroom instruction.
Synonyms
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7.4
Open to argument or disagreement
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6.0
Open to doubt or debate because it may not be true
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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
People can argue about it or show it is wrong
Not clearly true or certain
Not accepted as true by some people
Not accepted as final because people argue or compete over it
Antonyms
How Certain
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Debatable comes from the word debate, which means to argue or discuss, and the ending -able, which means 'can be'. So something debatable is 'open to question' or 'can be argued', which explains its modern meaning.