arguable

adjective

ar·​gu·​able ˈär-gyü-ə-bəl 

1

: not certain or clearly true : open to argument, dispute, or question

an arguable point

2

: able to be plausibly or convincingly argued

—used to say that there are good reasons for believing that a statement is true

It's arguable that catching [in baseball] today is far more difficult than it was in the 1950s, primarily because the running game is now so dominant.

—Peter Gammons

Synonyms

• controvertible
• debatable
• disputable
• doubtable
• doubtful
• issuable
• moot
• negotiable
• questionable

Examples of arguable in a Sentence

That word's pronunciation is arguable.

That is an arguable point of view.

Recent Examples on the Web

Obama has now been succeeded twice by his arguable antithesis, Donald Trump, ... —Jack Butler, National Review, 15 June 2025

But certifying who gets to participate in the lawsuit can take months or years, while a policy and its arguable harms would survive. —Bart Jansen, USA Today, 18 May 2025

The Eagles also had dynamic and arguable MVP running back Saquon Barkley in the backfield. —Tom Rogers, Newsweek, 22 Feb. 2025

On the flip side, the Rams giving up Stafford and replacing him with an older and arguable lesser option with Rodgers would put Los Angeles in a bit of a bind in terms of their attempts to return to the deeper postseason position in 2025. —Mark Joseph, Newsweek, 22 Feb. 2025

Word History

First Known Use

circa 1611, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Kids Definition

arguable

adjective

ar·​gu·​able ˈär-gyü-ə-bəl 

: open to argument, dispute, or question

arguably

-(ə-)blē

adverb