debatable
adjectiveOpen to reasonable disagreement or uncertainty.
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Clear all filtersOpen to reasonable disagreement or uncertainty.
Capable of being shown clearly through evidence, reasoning, or an example.
Expressing disapproval or making something seem less valuable.
Expressing a low opinion
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To strip of valuables or damage through plundering.
To make an arrangement or system less stable.
Capable of being perceived or recognized.
Able to notice and judge important differences or qualities.
One word family: also includes discernment.
Showing keen judgment
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Separate and distinct from other things.
Able to recognize fine differences in quality or character.
Sensitive to fine distinctions
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Different in kind or difficult to compare directly.
Clearly separate or different; also readily noticed or understood.
Separate or different
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Having a quality that makes someone or something recognizable and different from others.
Readily recognizable
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Insisting on beliefs as unquestionably true without sufficient openness to challenge.
Inactive for a time but capable of becoming active.
Uncertain or doubtful; also questionable in reliability or value.
Uncertain or unconvinced
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Able to be drawn into wire or shaped; figuratively, easily led or influenced.
Able to be drawn or shaped
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