Antonyms for contestable
| Grammar : Adj |
| Spell : noun kon-test; verb kuhn-test |
| Phonetic Transcription : noun ˈkɒn tɛst; verb kənˈtɛst |
Definition of contestable
Origin :- c.1600, from French contester "dispute, oppose," from Middle French, from Latin contestari (litem) "to call to witness, bring action," from com- "together" (see com-) + testari "to bear witness," from testis "a witness," (see testament). Calling witnesses as the first step in a legal combat. Related: Contestable; contested; contesting.
- As in moot : adj doubtful, arguable
- As in mootable : adj debatable
- As in problematical : adj debatable
- As in prosecutable : adj litigable
- As in triable : adj litigable
- As in controversial : adj at issue
- As in debatable : adj controversial
- As in hypothetical : adj guessed, assumed
- The contestable area lay in the Middle States and in the Carolinas.
- Extract from : « Union and Democracy » by Allen Johnson
- The first will be a contestable apology; the second an array of incontestable facts.
- Extract from : « The Companions of Jehu » by Alexandre Dumas, pre
Synonyms for contestable
- academic
- actionable
- appealable
- arguable
- argumentative
- assumptive
- at issue
- between rock and hard place
- between sixes and sevens
- betwixt and between
- bone of contention
- borderline
- casual
- chancy
- concocted
- conditional
- conjecturable
- conjectural
- contended
- contentious
- contestable
- contested
- contingent
- controversial
- controvertible
- debatable
- debateable
- disputable
- disputatious
- disputed
- doubtable
- doubtful
- dubious
- dubitable
- equivocal
- exceptionable
- iffy
- imaginary
- imagined
- in dispute
- indefinite
- indeterminate
- litigious
- moot
- mootable
- open
- open to debate
- open to discussion
- open to question
- polemical
- postulated
- presumptive
- presupposed
- pretending
- problematic
- problematical
- prosecutable
- provisory
- putative
- questionable
- refutable
- speculative
- stochastic
- supposed
- suppositional
- suppositious
- suspect
- the jury's out
- theoretic
- theoretical
- touch and go
- triable
- uncertain
- unconfirmed
- undecided
- under discussion
- unresolved
- unsettled
- up for discussion
- vague
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