debatable

Academic Word List, sublist 4.

About 1.24 uses per million words.

Meaning

1. adjective Open to debate; not fully proved or confirmed.

   Those data are debatable: no one has been able to replicate them.

2. adjective Able to be debated; up for discussion.

   The lack of bonuses this year is not debatable.

3. noun A topic that is open to debate.

Similar words

disputable contestable controversial questionable problematical problematic moot arguable disputed contested

Often followed by

whether question point ground land and issue as in

Word family

debatably debate debated debates debating