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Debated vs Debatable - What's the difference?

debated | debatable |

As adjectives the difference between debated and debatable

is that debated is disputed, under discussion, not settled while debatable is controversial. Not fully proved, open to debate, sometimes used humorously.

As a verb debated

is past tense of debate.

debated

English

Adjective

(head)
  • disputed, under discussion, not settled.

    • Verb

    (head)
  • (debate)

    • 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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