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Disputable

Capable of being disputed; liable to be called in question, controverted, or contested; or doubtful certainty or propriety; controvertible; as, disputable opinions, propositions, points, or questions.

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Contestable 84% connected

Capable of being contested; debatable.

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Contestable 84% connected

Capable of being contested; debatable.

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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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Arguable 92% connected

Capable of being argued; admitting of debate.

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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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Moot 92% connected

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Adjudge verb · 78% connection

To award judicially in the case of a controverted question; as, the prize was adjudged to the victor.

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Answerable adjective · 78% connection

Obliged to answer; liable to be called to account; liable to pay, indemnify, or make good; accountable; amenable; responsible; as, an…

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Appeal verb · 78% connection

To call upon another to decide a question controverted, to corroborate a statement, to vindicate one's rights, etc.; as, I appeal to a…

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Build verb · 78% connection

To rest or depend, as on a foundation; to ground one's self or one's hopes or opinions upon something deemed reliable; to rely; as, to…

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Certitude noun · 78% connection

total certainty or greater certainty than circumstances warrant

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Contentious adjective · 78% connection

Contested; litigated; litigious; having power to decide controversy.

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Contest verb · 78% connection

To strive earnestly to hold or maintain; to struggle to defend; as, the troops contested every inch of ground.

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Controvertible adjective · 78% connection

Capable of being controverted; disputable; admitting of question.

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Cynicism noun · 78% connection

The doctrine of the Cynics; the quality of being cynical; the mental state, opinions, or conduct, of a cynic; morose and contemptuous…

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Deformity adjective · 78% connection

Anything that destroys beauty, grace, or propriety; irregularity; absurdity; gross deviation from order or the established laws of pro…

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Deprivable adjective · 78% connection

Capable of being, or liable to be, deprived; liable to be deposed.

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Doubtful adjective · 78% connection

Characterized by ambiguity; dubious; as, a doubtful expression; a doubtful phrase.

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Dubiosity noun · 78% connection

The state of being doubtful; a doubtful statement or thing.

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Dubious adjective · 78% connection

fraught with uncertainty or doubt; "they were doubtful that the cord would hold"; "it was doubtful whether she would be admitted"; "du…

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Equivocal adjective · 78% connection

(Literally, called equally one thing or the other; hence:) Having two significations equally applicable; capable of double interpretat…

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Equivocate adjective · 78% connection

To use words of equivocal or doubtful signification; to express one's opinions in terms which admit of different senses, with intent t…

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Extremist adjective · 78% connection

(used of opinions and actions) far beyond the norm; "extremist political views"; "radical opinions on education"; "an ultra conservati…

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Fallible adjective · 78% connection

Liable to fail, mistake, or err; liable to deceive or to be deceived; as, all men are fallible; our opinions and hopes are fallible.

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