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Arguable

Capable of being argued; admitting of debate.

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Controversial 84% connected

Relating to, or consisting of, controversy; disputatious; polemical; as, controversial divinity.

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Controversial 84% connected

Relating to, or consisting of, controversy; disputatious; polemical; as, controversial divinity.

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Plausible 84% connected

Worthy of being applauded; praiseworthy; commendable; ready.

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Plausible 84% connected

Worthy of being applauded; praiseworthy; commendable; ready.

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Argue 74% connected

To invent and offer reasons to support or overthrow a proposition, opinion, or measure; to use arguments; to reason.

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Argue 74% connected

To invent and offer reasons to support or overthrow a proposition, opinion, or measure; to use arguments; to reason.

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Debatable 92% connected

Liable to be debated; disputable; subject to controversy or contention; open to question or dispute; as, a debatable question.

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Disputable 92% connected

Capable of being disputed; liable to be called in question, controverted, or contested; or doubtful certainty or propriety; controvertible; as, dispu…

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Moot 92% connected

See 1st Mot.

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At times adverb · 78% connection

sporadically and infrequently; "he was arrogant and occasionally callous"; "open areas are only occasionally interrupted by clumps of…

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Believably adverb · 78% connection

easy to believe on the basis of available evidence; "he talked plausibly before the committee"; "he will probably win the election"

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Broadly speaking adverb · 78% connection

without regard to specific details or exceptions; "he interprets the law broadly"

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By and large adverb · 78% connection

usually; as a rule; "by and large it doesn't rain much here"

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Caveat noun · 78% connection

(law) a formal notice filed with a court or officer to suspend a proceeding until filer is given a hearing; "a caveat filed against th…

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Close to adverb · 78% connection

(of quantities) imprecise but fairly close to correct; "lasted approximately an hour"; "in just about a minute"; "he's about 30 years…

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From time to time adverb · 78% connection

sporadically and infrequently; "he was arrogant and occasionally callous"; "open areas are only occasionally interrupted by clumps of…

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In all likelihood adverb · 78% connection

with considerable certainty; without much doubt; "He is probably out of the country"; "in all likelihood we are headed for war"

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In all probability adverb · 78% connection

with considerable certainty; without much doubt; "He is probably out of the country"; "in all likelihood we are headed for war"

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In part adverb · 78% connection

to some extent; in some degree; not wholly; "I felt partly to blame"; "He was partially paralyzed"

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Just about adverb · 78% connection

(of quantities) imprecise but fairly close to correct; "lasted approximately an hour"; "in just about a minute"; "he's about 30 years…

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Limit noun · 78% connection

the greatest amount of something that is possible or allowed; "there are limits on the amount you can bet"; "it is growing rapidly wit…

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More often than not adverb · 78% connection

usually; as a rule; "by and large it doesn't rain much here"

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More or less adverb · 78% connection

(of quantities) imprecise but fairly close to correct; "lasted approximately an hour"; "in just about a minute"; "he's about 30 years…

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Now and again adverb · 78% connection

sporadically and infrequently; "he was arrogant and occasionally callous"; "open areas are only occasionally interrupted by clumps of…

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Now and then adverb · 78% connection

sporadically and infrequently; "he was arrogant and occasionally callous"; "open areas are only occasionally interrupted by clumps of…

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Obviously adverb · 78% connection

unmistakably (‘plain’ is often used informally for ‘plainly’); "the answer is obviously wrong"; "she was in bed and evidently in great…

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On occasion adverb · 78% connection

sporadically and infrequently; "he was arrogant and occasionally callous"; "open areas are only occasionally interrupted by clumps of…

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Acuity noun · 78% connection

a quick and penetrating intelligence; "he argued with great acuteness"; "I admired the keenness of his mind"

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Acuteness noun · 78% connection

a quick and penetrating intelligence; "he argued with great acuteness"; "I admired the keenness of his mind"

Its definition shares important concepts with this word: capable, argued, admitting, debate.
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Answerable adjective · 78% connection

Capable of being answered or refuted; admitting a satisfactory answer.

Its definition shares important concepts with this word: capable, argued, admitting, debate.
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Atonable adjective · 78% connection

Admitting an atonement; capable of being atoned for; expiable.

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Backwardation noun · 78% connection

the market condition wherein the price of a forward or futures contract is trading below the expected spot price at contract maturity.…

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Controvertible adjective · 78% connection

Capable of being controverted; disputable; admitting of question.

Its definition shares important concepts with this word: capable, argued, admitting, debate.
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Curable verb · 78% connection

Capable of being cured; admitting remedy.

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Declinable adjective · 78% connection

Capable of being declined; admitting of declension or inflection; as, declinable parts of speech.

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Descendible adjective · 78% connection

Admitting descent; capable of being descended.

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Eutrophication noun · 78% connection

excessive nutrients in a lake or other body of water, usually caused by runoff of nutrients (animal waste, fertilizers, sewage) from t…

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Explicable adjective · 78% connection

Capable of being explicated; that may be explained or accounted for; admitting explanation.

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