disputable
adjective /dɪˈspjuː.tə.bl̩/
/-t̬ə-/ Definition
› not certain: It's claimed that they produce the best athletes in the world but I think that's disputable.UncertaintyHesitatingAchievable
(Definition of disputable adjective from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus
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Synonyms and related words:
- be neither fish nor fowl idiom
- blurred adjective
- circumstantial adjective
- conflicted adjective
- debatable adjective
- definite maybe noun
- dodgy adjective (NOT RELIABLE)
- fuzzy adjective (NOT CLEAR)
- joker in the pack idiom
- kind of idiom
- kinda adverb
- knife edge noun
- knife-edge adjective (UNCERTAIN)
- sputter verb (ACTIVITY)
- tenuous adjective
- there's no knowing idiom
- touch-and-go adjective
- uncertain adjective
- uncertainty noun
- unclear adjective
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