contestable

adjective

Definition of contestablenext
as in problematical

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for contestable
  1. problematic
  2. debatable
  3. arguable
  4. moot
  5. questionable
Adjective
  • Even regular search results sometimes prove problematic though.
    Will Knight, WIRED, 6 Nov. 2024
  • Evaluating these systems, researchers found a high benchmark for staying focused on tasks and weeding out potentially problematic inputs.
    John Werner, Forbes, 6 Nov. 2024
Definition of problematic
Adjective
  • But so far only one institution, Houston Christian University, has taken the formal–if legally debatable– next step in attempting to halt the case’s impending resolution.
    Daniel Libit, Sportico.com, 18 July 2024
  • Now, as for whether or not Donald Trump is not at all Taylor Swift fan, that's actually debatable.
    Elizabeth Logan, Glamour, 11 Sep. 2024
Definition of debatable
Adjective
  • Lanthimos is many things — a champion absurdist, an arguable nihilist, an occasional edgelord, and an artist who has maintained a decidedly Euro sensibility despite having worked in English with Hollywood actors since 2015.
    Alison Willmore, Vulture, 30 Aug. 2024
  • Under this standard, the Dolphins would at least have an arguable case that preventing him from playing would not be an ADA violation.
    Chris Deubert, Forbes, 25 Oct. 2024
Definition of arguable
Adjective
  • All of this could be a moot point within the coming weeks if Lee doesn’t run, leaving the post of Oakland mayor to be fought over by a number of familiar names.
    Shomik Mukherjee, The Mercury News, 15 Nov. 2024
  • The approvals issued by the DNR could be moot, as a court case filed by the Bad River Band continues to play out.
    Laura Schulte, Journal Sentinel, 15 Nov. 2024
Definition of moot
Adjective
  • My main goal was to save the questionable, fragile relationship, whatever the cost.
    Taylor Eff, Los Angeles Times, 22 Nov. 2024
  • Her Twitter feed contains questionable information, to put it nicely, on a wide range of topics, including vaccines and immigrants.
    Andy Greene, Rolling Stone, 21 Nov. 2024
Definition of questionable
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