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Synonyms & Antonyms of debatable
1
open to question or dispute
- it's always debatable which college football team is really number one, since there's more than one ranking system
Synonyms for debatable
Words Related to debatable
- dubious,
- iffy,
- inconclusive,
- indecisive,
- problematic
- (also problematical),
- shaky,
- uncertain
- academic
- (also academical),
- hypothetical,
- speculative,
- theoretical
- (also theoretic)
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2
giving good reason for being doubted, questioned, or challenged
- the debatable wisdom of going back for another helping from the buffet
Synonyms for debatable
- disputable,
- dodgy
- [chiefly British],
- doubtable,
- doubtful,
- dubious,
- dubitable,
- equivocal,
- fishy,
- problematic
- (also problematical),
- queer,
- questionable,
- shady,
- shaky,
- suspect,
- suspicious
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The first known use of debatable was in 1536
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