disputable

American  

[dih-spyoo-tuh-buhl, dis-pyoo-] / dɪˈspyu tə bəl, ˈdɪs pyʊ- /

adjective

1. capable of being disputed; debatable; questionable.

   Synonyms:

   uncertain, dubious, doubtful, controvertible

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disputable British  

/ dɪˈspjuːtəbəl, ˈdɪspjʊtə- /

adjective

1. capable of being argued; debatable

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Other Word Forms

• disputability noun
• disputableness noun
• disputably adverb
• undisputable adjective

Etymology

Origin of disputable

1540–50; < Latin disputābilis, equivalent to disput- ( dispute ) + -ābilis -able

Example Sentences

The statement is roughly as disputable as saying that fire is hot or water is wet.

From Slate • Sep. 10, 2022

And because so many people listen, what Rogan says matters, sometimes leading otherwise more professionally boring journalists to write about the particular stuff he says that’s controversial or disputable.

From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 3, 2021

Tampa Bay’s third power-play goal of the game was set up after a disputable tripping penalty called against Stars captain Jamie Benn.

From Seattle Times • Sep. 25, 2020

How accountable are we for high school actions, when this is clearly a disputable high school action?

From Salon • Sep. 19, 2018

Thus, the presumed mutual intercourse, and reciprocal correspondence between Ideas and words is a very disputable conclusion.

From On the Nature of Thought or, The act of thinking and its connexion with a perspicuous sentence by Haslam, John