debatable
American Heritage Dictionary:
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de·bat·a·ble
(dĭ-bā'tə-bəl) 
adj.
adj.
- Being such that formal argument or discussion is possible.
- Open to dispute; questionable.
- In dispute, as land or territory claimed by more than one country.
Fowler's Modern English Usage:
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debatable
is spelt this way, not debateable. See -able, -ible.
| debar, disbar, debacle, dearth | |
| debouch, debris, debut |
Roget's Thesaurus:
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debatable
adjective
- In doubt or dispute: arguable, contested, disputable, doubtful, exceptionable, moot, mootable, problematic, problematical, questionable, uncertain. See certain/uncertain.
Antonyms by Answers.com:
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debatable
adj
Definition: controversial
Antonyms: certain, inarguable, incontrovertible, indubious, questionable, sure, uncontestable, undoubted
Word Tutor:
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debatable
IN BRIEF: Subject to question, contention or dispute.
Without sufficient research and testing, the results of the experiment are highly debatable.
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Debatable
Dansk (Danish)
adj. - diskutabel, omstridt
Nederlands (Dutch)
betwist(baar), discutabel
Français (French)
adj. - discutable, contestable
Deutsch (German)
adj. - diskutabel, strittig
Ελληνική (Greek)
adj. - συζητήσιμος, διαφιλονικούμενος, αμφιλεγόμενος
Italiano (Italian)
discutibile
Português (Portuguese)
adj. - discutível
Español (Spanish)
adj. - discutible, capaz de ser debatido
Svenska (Swedish)
adj. - diskutabel, omstridd
中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
可争论的, 未决定的, 成问题的
中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
adj. - 可爭論的, 未決定的, 成問題的
한국어 (Korean)
adj. - 해결되지 않은, 논쟁의 소지가 있는
日本語 (Japanese)
adj. - 論争の余地がある, 異論のある, 係争中の
العربيه (Arabic)
(صفه) غير مؤكد, قابل للمناقشه
עברית (Hebrew)
adj. - נתון לוויכוח
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