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Debatable vs Controvertible - What's the difference?

debatable | controvertible | Synonyms |

Debatable is a synonym of controvertible.


As adjectives the difference between debatable and controvertible

is that debatable is controversial not fully proved, open to debate, sometimes used humorously while controvertible is open to questioning; that which can be denied, challenged, or disputed.

debatable

English

Adjective

(en adjective)
  • Controversial. Not fully proved, open to debate, sometimes used humorously.
  • Those data are debatable , no one has been able to replicate them.
    It's debatable whether he is a stud.
  • Of a person, argumentative.
  • That debatable individual.
  • A fitting subject for debate.
  • The lack of bonuses isn't debatable.

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    controvertible

    English

    Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • Open to questioning; that which can be denied, challenged, or disputed.
  • Synonyms

    * disputable

    Antonyms

    * incontrovertible