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moot

adjective

Synonyms and Antonyms of moot

open to question or dispute

  • itʼs a moot question what might have happened if the American colonies had not broken away from Great Britain
Synonyms of moot

arguable, controvertible, debatable, disputable, doubtable, doubtful, issuable, negotiable, questionable
Words Related to moot

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 of moot

irrefutable

definite

unambiguous, unequivocal

absolute, clear, conclusive, decisive

uncontested, undisputed
Antonyms of moot

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

moot

verb

Synonyms and Antonyms of moot

1 to present or bring forward for discussion

  • conservatives had shouted down the proposal when it was first mooted
Synonyms of moot

bring up, broach, introduce, place, raise
Words Related to moot

allude (to), cite, mention, name, refer (to)

offer, propose, suggest

air, express, speak (of), talk (about), vent, ventilate

interject, interrupt

debate, discuss, thrash (out or over)
Near Antonyms of moot

censor, hush (up), quiet, silence, suppress

2 to talk about (an issue) usually from various points of view and for the purpose of arriving at a decision or opinion

  • the issue of whether a personʼs nature or upbringing is more important continues to be mooted by experts and laymen alike
Synonyms of moot

agitate, argue, bandy, bat (around or back and forth), canvass (also canvas), debate, discuss, dispute, hash (over or out), talk over
Words Related to moot

review, speak (about), talk (about)

broach, introduce, propound, raise, stir up

forge, hammer out, talk out, thrash (out), wrestle (with)

chew over, consider, deliberate, weigh

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