Arguable — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

capable of being supported by argument

open to argument or debate

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/kˈæɾɚbɹˌɔːl/

🇬🇧British English

/ˈɑːɡjuːəbəl/

🇮🇳Indian English

/ˈɑːɡjuːəbəl/

2 syllables Say it as /kˈæɾɚbɹˌɔːl/.

Examples

that is a moot question

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

debatable disputable moot

Parts of Speech

adjective	capable of being supported by argument
adjective	open to argument or debate “that is a moot question”

Word Forms

argue	verb	present reasons and arguments
debate	verb	have an argument about something

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

fraglich

durch Argumente untermauert werden kann

🇫🇷French

contestable

susceptible d'être soutenu par un argument

🇪🇸Spanish

discutible

capaz de ser apoyado por argumentos

🇮🇹Italian

discutibile

suscettibile di essere supportato da argomentazioni

🇳🇱Dutch

betwistbaar

die door argumenten ondersteund kunnen worden

🇵🇹Portuguese

discutível

capaz de ser apoiado por argumentos

🇷🇺Russian

спорный

способный быть подкрепленным аргументом

India

🇮🇳Hindi

विवाद-योग्य

तर्क द्वारा समर्थित होने में सक्षम

🇧🇩Bengali

তর্কযোগ্য

যুক্তি দ্বারা সমর্থিত হতে সক্ষম

🇮🇳Tamil

வாதிடத்தக்க

வாதத்தால் ஆதரிக்கும் திறன் கொண்டது

🇮🇳Telugu

వాదించదగిన

వాదన ద్వారా మద్దతు ఇవ్వగల సామర్థ్యం

🇮🇳Marathi

वादग्रस्त

युक्तिवादाद्वारे समर्थित करण्यास सक्षम

🇮🇳Gujarati

દલીલપાત્ર

દલીલ દ્વારા સમર્થન કરવામાં સક્ષમ

🇮🇳Kannada

ವಾದಯೋಗ್ಯ

ವಾದದಿಂದ ಬೆಂಬಲಿಸುವ ಸಾಮರ್ಥ್ಯವನ್ನು ಹೊಂದಿದೆ

🇮🇳Malayalam

വാദിക്കാവുന്ന

വാദത്താൽ പിന്തുണയ്ക്കാൻ കഴിവുള്ള

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਬਹਿਸਯੋਗ

ਦਲੀਲ ਦੁਆਰਾ ਸਮਰਥਨ ਕਰਨ ਦੇ ਯੋਗ

🇵🇰Urdu

قابل بحث

دلیل سے حمایت کرنے کے قابل

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

有争议的

能够得到论证的支持

🇯🇵Japanese

議論の余地のある

引数によって裏付けられる

🇰🇷Korean

논할 수 있는

논증으로 뒷받침될 수 있는

🇻🇳Vietnamese

có thể tranh cãi

có khả năng được hỗ trợ bởi lập luận

🇹🇭Thai

เถียงได้

สามารถรองรับข้อโต้แย้งได้

🇮🇩Indonesian

bisa diperdebatkan

mampu didukung oleh argumentasi

🇵🇭Filipino

mapagtatalunan

kayang suportahan ng argumento

🇲🇾Malay

boleh dipertikaikan

mampu disokong oleh hujah

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

قابل للنقاش

قادرة على أن تكون مدعومة بالحجة

🇮🇷Persian

قابل بحث

قابلیت پشتیبانی از استدلال

🇹🇷Turkish

tartışılabilir

argümanlarla desteklenebilen

🇮🇱Hebrew

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