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disputable

disputable

2 6.6
Open to argument or doubt
  • adjective
  • /dɪˈspjuːtəbl/
translation icon : discutible
  • However, what is disputable is the underlying assumption that they should all be taught with a one-size-fits-all curriculum with complete disregard for their racial backgrounds.
  • the more disputable

So the idea that a woman should never say hello, should never present her interest, I think that's disputable, all right?

Examples

  • The claim that the cure is worse than the disease is a value judgment, and thus no doubt disputable.

    Blog text (17)
  • We drew lines we considered clear, but we acknowledge they are arbitrary and disputable.

    Academic text (2013)
  • Maybe we should stop calling things that are disputable facts.

  • She decided to tell the least disputable version of the truth.

    Fiction book (2000)
  • Honestly, how do you think this masterpiece became so disputable?

    Blog text (34)
  • But that substantive claim is plainly disputable.

    Academic text (2010)
  • Of course, opinions as to how man should live differ, which means that political opinions are disputable: they attract and repel; they create partisans.

    Academic text (1991)
  • Maybe we should stop calling things that are disputable facts.

  • As for Rwanda being the first to release performance-based regulations, that's disputable.

  • Whether these rites have helped make the global economy more sacred or less profane is disputable.

Synonyms

debatable
vsdisputable
34 5.0

Open to question or discussion

is about being open to argument or doubt rather than settled fact
moot
vsdisputable
23 7.4

Open to argument or disagreement

is broader, applying to anything open to argument or doubt
arguable
vsdisputable
12 6.0

Open to doubt or debate because it may not be true

is open to argument or doubt, not universally accepted
rebuttable
vsdisputable
1 7.0

New evidence can show a claim is wrong

is about being open to argument or doubt, not only disprovability
problematical
vsdisputable
1 7.7

Uncertain and open to doubt or disagreement

is about being open to argument or doubt, not necessarily difficult
controvertible
vsdisputable
  • Formal
8.3

People can argue about it or show it is wrong

is about being open to argument, debate, or doubt
dubitable
vsdisputable
  • Formal
9.9

Not clearly true or certain

is broader and includes debate or argument as well as doubt

Antonyms

1 4.7

Certain and impossible to doubt

How Disputable

controversial
423 5.0
disputable
2 6.6
arguable
12 6.0
indisputable
22 5.7

Surface Forms

disputable positive
disputabler comparative
disputablest superlative

Morphology

disputable = dispute (transparent) = dispute + able

The adjective is formed by adding the productive suffix '-able' to the verb 'dispute', yielding 'capable of being disputed', which is directly inferable.

Etymology

The word disputable comes from the verb dispute, which means 'to argue' or 'to question'. So, disputable describes something that people can argue about or doubt.