debatable question

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• debatable — I adjective admitting of doubt, ambiguous, arguable, at issue, baffling, capable of being debated, changeable, confutable, conjecturable, conjectural, contentious, contestable, controversial, controvertible, cryptic, deniable, disposed to… …   Law dictionary

• Debatable — De*bat a*ble, a. [Cf. OF. debatable. See {Debate}.] Liable to be debated; disputable; subject to controversy or contention; open to question or dispute; as, a debatable question. [1913 Webster] {The Debatable Land} or {or Ground}, a tract of land …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• debatable — [adj] controversial arguable, between rock and hard place*, between sixes and sevens*, betwixt and between*, bone of contention*, borderline, chancy*, contestable, disputable, doubtful, dubious, iffy*, in dispute, moot, mootable*, open to… …   New thesaurus

• question — I n. query 1) to ask (smb.) a question; to ask a question of smb. 2) to address, pose, put a question to smb. 3) to bring up, raise a question 4) to answer, field, reply to, respond to a question (the senator fielded all questions expertly) 5) to …   Combinatory dictionary

• Debatable Lands — The Debatable Lands, also known as Debatable ground, batable ground or thriep lands,[1] was land lying between Scotland and England, formerly in question to which it belonged, when they were distinct kingdoms. It signifies the same thing as… …   Wikipedia

• The Debatable Land — Debatable De*bat a*ble, a. [Cf. OF. debatable. See {Debate}.] Liable to be debated; disputable; subject to controversy or contention; open to question or dispute; as, a debatable question. [1913 Webster] {The Debatable Land} or {or Ground}, a… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• debatable — adjective a question or opinion that is debatable is not clear because different people express different views about it: That is a highly debatable point. | it is debtatable whether/how long etc: It is debatable whether nuclear weapons actually… …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English

• question — Synonyms and related words: Chinese puzzle, Parthian shot, Pyrrhonism, absurd, address, affirmation, agonize over, allegation, answer, apostrophe, apprehension, approach, ask, ask a question, ask about, ask questions, assertion, assuredly, at… …   Moby Thesaurus

• question — n 1. query, interrogatory, inquiry; leading question, loaded question. 2. problem, issue, poser, subject of investigation, bone of contention, quodlibet, query; puzzle, enigma, riddle, mystery, conundrum. See query(def. 1). 3. doubt, uncertainty …   A Note on the Style of the synonym finder

• debatable — /di bay teuh beuhl/, adj. 1. open to question; in dispute; doubtful: Whether or not he is qualified for the job is debatable. 2. capable of being debated. [1425 75; late ME < MF. See DEBATE, ABLE] Syn. 1. questionable, dubious, arguable,… …   Universalium

• debatable — adjective the historical accuracy of this account is debatable Syn: arguable, disputable, questionable, open to question, controversial, contentious; doubtful, dubious, uncertain, unsure, unclear; borderline, inconclusive, moot, unsettled,… …   Thesaurus of popular words