arguable

CEFRB2

/ˈɑːɡjuəbl/

adjective

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In plain English

  1. 01

    adjective

    Open to debate or disagreement.

  2. 02

    adjective

    Extra detail

    Open to doubt, argument or debate.

Examples

  • It is arguable that this is the best film of the decade.

  • Your conclusion is highly arguable.

At a glance

Sits at B2 on the CEFR scale

Senses
3
Parts of speech
1
Synonyms
1

Deep Dive

adjective

Extra meaning

  1. That can be argued; that can be proven or strongly supported with sound logical deduction, precedent, and evidence.

More examples

In context

  • This led to a set of rules (play cannot begin before crossing East Blithedale Avenue), then subrules ("crossing" means reaching the always arguable halfway point of the avenue) […

Synonyms

Quick test

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Question 1 · Quick check

Whether the policy is fair is highly blank given the conflicting evidence.

Practise this properly in the app, where the word comes back before you forget it.

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Origin

adjective

From argue + -able.