Synonyms|249Antonyms|98|Broader|7Narrower|4Related|784
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open to question(expression, adjective, idiom, uncertain, doubtful)
3
refutable
3
vague(adjective, uncertain)
2
ambivalent(adjective, uncertain)
2
antagonistic(adjective, contentious)
2
at issue
2
changeable(adjective, uncertain)
2
dialectical
2
difficult(adjective, tough, tricky, problematic, argumentative)
2
dissenting(adjective, progressive, contentious, pragmatic, heterodox)
2
dissident(adjective, progressive, contentious, pragmatic, sectarian)
2
in doubt
2
insecure(adjective, uncertain)
2
mysterious(adjective, uncertain)
2
precarious(adjective, uncertain)
2
provocative
2
sensitive(adjective, poignant)
2
tentative(adjective, uncertain)
2
thorny
2
touchy(adjective, contrary, belligerent, argumentative, contentious)
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