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debatable

(dɪbeɪtəbəl)
adjective [usually verb-link ADJECTIVE]
If you say that something is debatable, you mean that it is not certain.
Whether we can stay in this situation is debatable.
It is debatable whether or not antibiotics would make any difference.
Whether this product can lift wrinkles is a debatable point.
Synonyms: doubtful, uncertain, dubious, controversial More Synonyms of debatable

debatable in British English

or debateable (dɪˈbeɪtəbəl)
adjective
1. 
open to question; disputable
2.  law
in dispute, as land or territory to which two parties lay claim

debatable in American English

(diˈbeɪtəbəl; dɪˈbeɪtəbəl)
adjective
1. 
lending itself to formal debate; having strong points on both sides
2. 
that can be questioned or disputed
3. 
in dispute, as land claimed by two countries

Examples of 'debatable' in a sentence
debatable

But he admitted that the point was debatable.
Times, Sunday Times (2006)
The elements he chooses to quantify are highly debatable.
The Times Literary Supplement (2010)
It is debatable whether that remains the case.
The Sun (2010)
But the number of forced marriages which it deterred was highly debatable.
Times, Sunday Times (2011)
Of course such action is always highly debatable and often used as a pretext for something much more sinister.
Times, Sunday Times (2013)
But the answer must remain debatable.
Low, Nicholas Politics, Planning and the State (1990)
Secondly, many of his other claims are highly debatable.
The Sun (2009)
This was debatable land, a lawless country.
Times, Sunday Times (2009)
Then City were awarded a debatable penalty.
The Sun (2010)
The first penalty was debatable just a minute before half-time.
The Sun (2016)
And yes, yesterday they were sent on their way by another extremely debatable penalty.
The Sun (2012)
The home guard was in good shape then; the old one remains debatable.
Times, Sunday Times (2016)
It is also highly debatable whether worker ownership is in the worker's own financial interest.
Peter F. Drucker MANAGEMENT: task, responsibilities, practices (1974)
After a miss like that, it is highly debatable he did.
The Sun (2012)
Mr Darling should not compound the original error by pursuing a legally debatable claim that would bring a small country to its knees.
Times, Sunday Times (2010)
Whether this exercise in social engineering actually works is highly debatable, but what is certain is that it has negative educational implications.
Times, Sunday Times (2013)
They had an extra man, had scored from a debatable penalty and yet had barely troubled the home side after taking the lead.
The Sun (2008)
These debatable lands between England and Wales offer some of the finest walking in these islands.
Times, Sunday Times (2009)
In fact, it's often debatable whether it counts as food at all.
Times, Sunday Times (2012)
That is another debatable point seeing he inherited the players most pivotal to Champions League success.
The Sun (2012)
This is a plausible, if highly debatable, claim.
The Times Literary Supplement (2010)
The translation is often debatable, though, and the work is impossible to read without thinking about what it means.
The Times Literary Supplement (2013)
Two men, whose identities remain debatable, were left to stay with him until he died and then bury him.
Times, Sunday Times (2016)
But last night the Hammers won and took a big stumble towards safety with help from a debatable first-half penalty and a sending off.
The Sun (2014)

In other languages
debatable

British English: debatable ADJECTIVE
If you say that something is debatable, you mean that it is not certain.
Whether we can stay in this situation is debatable.
  • American English: debatable
  • Brazilian Portuguese: discutível
  • Chinese: 有争议的
  • European Spanish: discutible
  • French: discutable
  • German: fraglich
  • Italian: discutibile
  • Japanese: 疑問の余地のある
  • Korean: 논쟁의 여지가 있는
  • European Portuguese: discutível
  • Latin American Spanish: discutible

Chinese translation of 'debatable'

debatable

(dɪˈbeɪtəbl)

adj

  1. 可争(爭)辩(辯)的 (kě zhēngbiàn de)
    it is debatable whether ... 是否 ... 尚未决(決)定 (shìfǒu ... shàngwèi juédìng)
(adjective) 
Definition
not absolutely certain
It is debatable whether or not they were ever properly compensated.
Synonyms
doubtful
It seemed doubtful that he would move at all.
uncertain
Students all over the country are facing an uncertain future.
dubious
This is a very dubious honour.
controversial
Immigration is a controversial issue in many countries.
unsettled
They were in the process of resolving all the unsettled issues.
questionable
The film is a comedy in highly questionable taste.
undecided
The release date for his record is still undecided.
borderline
someone who is a borderline case
in dispute
moot
How long he'll be able to do so is a moot point.
arguable
It is arguable whether he ever had much control.
iffy (informal)
His political future is looking iffy.
open to question
disputable

Additional synonyms

in the sense of arguable
It is arguable whether he ever had much control.
Synonyms
questionable,
controversial,
uncertain,
suspicious,
doubtful,
suspect,
dubious,
dodgy (British, Australian, New Zealand, informal),
unreliable,
debatable,
paradoxical,
unproven,
fishy (informal),
moot,
iffy (informal),
equivocal,
problematical,
disputable,
controvertible,
dubitable
in the sense of borderline
Definition
on the edge of one category and verging on another
someone who is a borderline case
Synonyms
marginal,
bordering,
doubtful,
peripheral,
indefinite,
indeterminate,
equivocal,
inexact,
unclassifiable
in the sense of controversial
Immigration is a controversial issue in many countries.
Synonyms
disputed,
contended,
contentious,
at issue,
debatable,
polemic,
under discussion,
open to question,
hot-button (informal),
disputable,
controvertible

Synonyms of 'debatable'

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