refutable

adjective

Definition of refutablenext
as in arguable

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for refutable
  1. arguable
  2. moot
  3. debatable
  4. questionable
  5. negotiable
  6. controversial
  7. inconclusive
Adjective
  • Natural saltwater pearls are arguable the rarest gems in the world.
    Anthony DeMarco, Forbes, 2 Dec. 2024
  • 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
Definition of arguable
Adjective
  • Legally, a case is moot only when the underlying issue in a case no longer applies, so that the court’s ruling would have no impact.
    Emily Baker-White, Forbes, 9 Dec. 2024
  • Republicans, meanwhile, argued that the issue was moot because Gaetz is no longer a member of Congress.
    Mychael Schnell, The Hill, 5 Dec. 2024
Definition of moot
Adjective
  • However, whether that is beneficial for the greater good is debatable.
    Zak Garner-Purkis, Forbes, 30 Nov. 2024
  • The ethics of moving to Canada for those unhappy with incoming U.S. political leadership is debatable, of course.
    Lila MacLellan, Fortune, 6 Nov. 2024
Definition of debatable
Adjective
  • The industry’s knowledge base remains alarmingly shallow, leading to questionable valuations and incomplete business cases.
    Kjartan Rist, Forbes, 18 Dec. 2024
  • The political left, especially George Soros, have worked for racial divide by pushing very questionable theories of victimhood.
    Reader Commentary, Baltimore Sun, 18 Dec. 2024
Definition of questionable
Adjective
  • Falling sentiment could mean softening prices and more negotiable sellers while rising sentiment could mean today’s prices are tomorrow’s deal.
    John Walkup, Forbes, 25 Nov. 2024
  • Here are etiquette rules that professional minders of Ps and Qs say might be negotiable these days.
    Hallie Milstein, Southern Living, 21 Nov. 2024
Definition of negotiable
Adjective
  • The live conversation centered on Osbourne's friendship with controversial TV host Piers Morgan, who was making headlines at the time for his controversial comments about Duchess Meghan.
    Jay Stahl, USA TODAY, 21 Dec. 2024
  • The controversial aesthetic, which emerged in the years following WWII, is the perfect cinematic vehicle for Adrien Brody’s poignant immigrant drama For its often blocky and raw concrete forms, Brutalist architecture has a polarizing reputation.
    Elizabeth Fazzare, Architectural Digest, 20 Dec. 2024
Definition of controversial
Adjective
  • Follow-up studies—there haven’t been many—have been inconclusive.
    Yasemin Saplakoglu, Smithsonian Magazine, 10 Dec. 2024
  • Fingerprint testing on the pages was conducted in 1997, but according to The Daily Camera, the results were inconclusive.
    Emily Blackwood, People.com, 3 Dec. 2024
Definition of inconclusive
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