contestable

kənˈtɛstəbəl

Definition

Definition of contestable - Reverso English Dictionary

Adjective

questionable

Rare

open to question or doubt

Rare

His claims about the project are contestable.

debatable

questionable

disputable

Rare

able to be challenged or disputed

Rare

The results of the election are contestable.

arguable

debatable

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Origin of contestable

Latin, contestabilis (able to be contested)

Examples of contestable in a sentence

Many found the politician's statements to be contestable.
The contract terms are contestable.
His theory remains contestable among scholars.

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French:contestable, controversé, ...
German:anfechtbar, bestreitbar, ...
Italian:contestabile, ...
Spanish:cuestionable, refutable, ...
Portuguese:contestável, ...
Chinese:可质疑的, 可争议的, ...
Japanese:疑わしい, 異議を唱えられる, ...
Arabic:قَابِل لِلْجَدَل, قابِل لِلنِّقَاش, ...
Hebrew:בַּר-מַחֲלוֹקֶת, נִתְבָּע, ...
Russian:сомнительный, спорный, ...
Ukrainian:сумнівний, оспорюваний, ...
Hindi:संदिग्ध, चुनौतीपूर्ण, ...
Bengali:সন্দেহজনক, বিতর্কযোগ্য, ...
Catalan:qüestionable, contestable, ...
Czech:sporný, napadnutelný, ...
Danish:diskutable, omstridelig, ...
Dutch:betwistbaar, ...
Greek:αμφισβητήσιμος, διαμφισβητήσιμος, ...
Hungarian:megkérdőjelezhető, támadható, ...
Khmer:គួរឱ្យសង្ស័យ, អាចប្រកែកបាន, ...
Korean:논란의 여지가 있는, 논쟁의 여지가 있는, ...
Persian:قابل تردید, قابل مناقشه, ...
Polish:kwestionowalny, dyskusyjny, ...
Portuguese (BR):contestável, ...
Romanian:contestabil, disputabil, ...
Swedish:ifrågasättbar, ...
Thai:น่าสงสัย, โต้แย้งได้, ...
Turkish:sorgulanabilir, itiraz edilebilir, ...
Vietnamese:đáng ngờ, có thể thách thức, ...

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