6
in dispute(adjective, contentious, provocative, debated)
5
questionable(adjective, clear, certain, doubtful, contentious)
4
doubtful(adjective, clear, certain, contentious, provocative)
4
in question(expression, adjective, idiom, obscure, indefinite)
4
moot(adjective, doubtful, contentious, provocative, debatable)
4
under consideration
4
under discussion(adjective, contentious, provocative, debated)
3
arguable(adjective, doubtful, contentious, provocative, debatable)
3
contestable(adjective, doubtful, contentious, provocative, debatable)
3
debatable
3
disputable(adjective, doubtful, contentious, provocative, debatable)
3
dubious(adjective, clear, certain, doubtful, contentious)
3
dubitable(adjective, clear, obscure, certain, indefinite)
3
in doubt(adjective, obscure, indefinite, equivocal)
3
in hand
3
problematic(adjective, clear, certain)
3
problematical(adjective, clear, certain, ambiguous)
3
unsettled
2
confutable
2
controversial
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