Debatable
Debatable adjective - Open to question or dispute.
Usage example: it's always debatable which college football team is really number one, since there's more than one ranking system
Equivocal and debatable are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Equivocal" instead an adjective "Debatable".
Equivocal
Equivocal adjective - Giving good reason for being doubted, questioned, or challenged.
Usage example: the evidence that this latest diet really results in lasting weight loss is certainly equivocal
Debatable and equivocal are semantically related. You can use "Debatable" instead an adjective "Equivocal".
Mutual synonyms
Related pairs
- dubious and debatable
- dubious and equivocal
- questionable and debatable
- questionable and equivocal
- unsettled and debatable
- unsettled and equivocal
- unclear and debatable
- unclear and equivocal
- ambiguous and debatable
- ambiguous and equivocal
- doubtful and debatable
- doubtful and equivocal
- vague and debatable
- vague and equivocal
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