debatable
adjective
de·bat·able
di-ˈbā-tə-bəl 
dē-
1
: claimed by more than one country
debatable border territory
2
a
: open to dispute : questionable
the debatable wisdom of his advice
b
: open to debate
3
: capable of being debated
Examples of debatable in a Sentence
it's always debatable which college football team is really number one, since there's more than one ranking system
the debatable wisdom of going back for another helping from the buffet
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What’s more debatable is whether the idea is probable, or even plausible.
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Alex Hutchinson, Outside, 15 Sep. 2025
What's next for mortgages, though, is debatable.
—Susan Tompor, Freep.com, 15 Sep. 2025
Whether the Blackhawks would have fared any better since then with experienced coaches is debatable, but general manager Kyle Davidson is banking on Blashill to take a promising young group of players to the next level and eventually turn the corner in the organization’s rebuild phase.
—Jonas Siegel, New York Times, 13 Sep. 2025
Whether their intentions are praiseworthy is debatable.
—Robert Goulder, Forbes.com, 8 Sep. 2025
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Alex Hutchinson, Outside, 15 Sep. 2025
What's next for mortgages, though, is debatable.
—Susan Tompor, Freep.com, 15 Sep. 2025
Whether the Blackhawks would have fared any better since then with experienced coaches is debatable, but general manager Kyle Davidson is banking on Blashill to take a promising young group of players to the next level and eventually turn the corner in the organization’s rebuild phase.
—Jonas Siegel, New York Times, 13 Sep. 2025
Whether their intentions are praiseworthy is debatable.
—Robert Goulder, Forbes.com, 8 Sep. 2025
See All Example Sentences for debatable
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“Debatable.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/debatable. Accessed 21 Sep. 2025.
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