moot

³moot

adj \ˈmüt\

Definition of MOOT

1

a : open to question : debatable b : subjected to discussion : disputed

2

: deprived of practical significance : made abstract or purely academic

Examples of MOOT

1. The court ruled that the issue is now moot because the people involved in the dispute have died.
2. I think they were wrong, but the point is moot. Their decision has been made and it can't be changed now.
3. Among the many advantages of legislation requiring a label was that it allowed the industry to insist—in court if necessary—that claims against the companies for negligence and deception were now moot. Every smoker would be repeatedly warned that “smoking may be hazardous to your health.” —Allan M. Brandt, The Cigarette Century, 2007
4. And the question of delight shouldn't be moot. —Edward Hoagland, Harper's, June 2007
5. … a genuine Atlantic political culture might be the result—rendering the fears expressed in this article largely moot. —John O'Sullivan, National Review, 6 Dec. 1999

Origin of MOOT

(see ¹moot)

First Known Use: circa 1587

Related to MOOT

Synonyms: arguable, controvertible, disputable, doubtable, doubtful, issuable, debatable, negotiable, questionable

Antonyms: accomplished, certain, hands-down, inarguable, incontestable, incontrovertible, indisputable, indubitable, irrefragable, positive, questionless, settled, sure, unanswerable, unarguable, unchallengeable, undebatable, undeniable, unquestionable

Related Words: contradictable, refutable; controversial, debated, disputed; dubious, iffy, inconclusive, indecisive, problematic (also problematical), shaky, uncertain; academic (also academical), hypothetical, speculative, theoretical (also theoretic); ambiguous, equivocal

Near Antonyms: irrefutable; definite; unambiguous, unequivocal; absolute, clear, conclusive, decisive; uncontested, undisputed

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