debatable
Americanadjective
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open to question; in dispute; doubtful.
Whether or not he is qualified for the job is debatable.
- Synonyms:
- disputable, arguable, dubious, questionable
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capable of being debated.
adjective
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open to question; disputable
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law in dispute, as land or territory to which two parties lay claim
Other Word Forms
- nondebatable adjective
- undebatable adjective
Etymology
Origin of debatable
1425–75; late Middle English < Middle French. See debate, -able
Example Sentences
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The Financial Times recently reported that Anthropic was considering a 2026 IPO, having brought on lawyers, though the company’s timeline was debatable.
From MarketWatch
Whether such a program can or should be reviewed is debatable, unless it does something different, or at least curious, and this one is a game-show-as-biblical-epic.
China’s best AI chips are behind those designed by Nvidia, though how far behind is debatable.
It's a fair point, but also a debatable one.
From BBC
Less debatable: Like those grinning monsters, dogs with scrunched faces are hilarious.
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