arguable
adjective/ˈɑːɡjuəbl/
/ˈɑːrɡjuəbl/
(formal)- that you can give good reasons for
- He had a good arguable case.
- it is arguable that… It is arguable that giving too much detail may actually be confusing.
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- not certain; that you do not accept without question synonym debatable
- it is arguable whether… It is arguable whether the case should ever have gone to trial (= perhaps it should not have).
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