'Debatable' definitions:
Definition of 'debatable'
(from WordNet)
adjective
Open to doubt or debate; "If you ever get married, which seems to be extremely problematic" [syn: debatable, problematic, problematical]
adjective
adjective
Capable of being disproved [syn: debatable, disputable]
Definition of 'Debatable'
From: GCIDE
- Debatable \De*bat"a*ble\, a. [Cf. OF. debatable. See Debate.] Liable to be debated; disputable; subject to controversy or contention; open to question or dispute; as, a debatable question. [1913 Webster]
- The Debatable Land or or Ground, a tract of land between the Esk and the Sark, claimed by both England and Scotland; the Batable Ground. [1913 Webster]
Synonyms of 'debatable'
From: Moby Thesaurus
- arguable,
- at issue,
- confutable,
- conjectural,
- contestable,
- controversial,
- controvertible,
- deniable,
- disputable,
- doubtable,
- doubtful,
- dubious,
- dubitable,
- iffy,
- in dispute,
- in doubt,
- in dubio,
- in question,
- mistakable,
- moot,
- open to doubt,
- open to question,
- polemic,
- polemical,
- problematic,
- problematical,
- questionable,
- refutable,
- speculative,
- suppositional,
- suspect,
- suspicious,
- uncertain,
- undecided,
- unsettled,
- unsure