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contestable

ADJECTIVE
controversial
Synonyms
STRONGEST
contentious disputed dubious questionable
WEAK
arguable argumentative contended controvertible debateable disputable disputatious doubtable doubtful dubitable in dispute litigious moot open to discussion open to question polemical suspect uncertain under discussion
Antonyms
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certain definite sure
WEAK
agreeable incontrovertible peaceful uncontroversial undisputed undoubted unquestionable
ADJECTIVE
debatable
Synonyms
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arguable doubtful dubious moot problematic questionable uncertain
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between rock and hard place between sixes and sevens betwixt and between bone of contention borderline chancy disputable iffy in dispute mootable open to question problematical the jury's out touch and go undecided unsettled up for discussion
Antonyms
STRONGEST
certain clear decided definite proven resolved settled sure unquestionable
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inarguable incontrovertible indubious questionable uncontestable undoubted
ADJECTIVE
hypothetical
Synonyms
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debatable imaginary problematic speculative theoretical vague
STRONG
academic contingent pretending suspect
WEAK
assumptive casual concocted conditional conjecturable conjectural disputable doubtful equivocal imagined indefinite indeterminate postulated presumptive presupposed provisory putative questionable refutable stochastic supposed suppositional suppositious theoretic uncertain unconfirmed
Antonyms
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certain definite factual real sure
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calculated confirmed measured proved proven reliable truthful
ADJECTIVE
moot
Synonyms
STRONGEST
debatable problematic unresolved unsettled
STRONG
open suspect
WEAK
at issue controversial disputable dubious open to debate questionable uncertain undecided
Antonyms
STRONGEST
certain definite settled sure
WEAK
decided proven resolved
ADJECTIVE
mootable
Synonyms
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arguable between rock and hard place between sixes and sevens betwixt and between bone of contention borderline chancy contested disputable doubtful dubious exceptionable iffy in dispute moot open to question problematic problematical questionable the jury's out touch and go uncertain undecided unsettled up for discussion
ADJECTIVE
problematical
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arguable between rock and hard place between sixes and sevens betwixt and between bone of contention borderline chancy contested disputable doubtful dubious exceptionable iffy in dispute moot mootable open to question problematic questionable the jury's out touch and go uncertain undecided unsettled up for discussion
ADJECTIVE
prosecutable
Synonyms
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actionable appealable disputable triable
ADJECTIVE
triable
Synonyms
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actionable appealable disputable prosecutable

Example Sentences

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Although the definition of the upper middle class is contestable, a glance at standard income tables shows that their story is broadly correct.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 21, 2026

Borthwick has predicted that Wales, under new coach Steve Tandy, will take to the skies with "50 contestable kicks" when the teams meet at Allianz Stadium, Twickenham.

From BBC • Feb. 2, 2026

"Having been made final, the Award is no longer contestable and is beyond compromise."

From Reuters • Jul. 12, 2023

“A ranking is the product of innumerable and contestable design choices,” Miles wrote to his students on Nov. 23.

From Washington Post • Dec. 3, 2022

Postmodernists often assume that because facts are expressed in language they are inherently contestable.

From "The Invention of Science" by David Wootton