moot
[adjective]
Synonyms:
- debatable, arguable, contestable, controversial, disputable, doubtful, undecided, unresolved, unsettled
[verb]
Synonyms:
- bring up, broach, propose, put forward, suggest

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Contrasted words: confirmed, established, settled, inarguable, indisputable, undebatable, unproblematic, unquestionable, certain, sure
Related Words: controversial, suspect, unsettled

[TahlilGaran] English Synonym Dictionary ▲

I. moot¹ /muːt/ adjective
[Date: 1500-1600; Origin: moot 'law court, discussion' (11-21 centuries), from Old English mot]

1. a moot point/question something that has not yet been decided or agreed, and about which people have different opinions:
Whether these controls will really reduce violent crime is a moot point.

2. American English a situation or possible action that is moot is no longer likely to happen or exist:
The fear that airstrikes could endanger troops is moot now that the army is withdrawing.

[TahlilGaran] Dictionary of Contemporary English ▲

II. moot² verb
[Language: Old English; Origin: motian, from mot; ⇒ moot¹]
be mooted to be suggested for people to consider Synonym : put forward:
The question of changing the membership rules was mooted at the last meeting.

[TahlilGaran] Dictionary of Contemporary English ▲