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mootadjective open to question or disputeit's a moot question what might have happened if the American colonies had not broken away from Great Britain arguable, controvertible, debatable, disputable, doubtable, doubtful, issuable, negotiable, questionable contradictable, refutablecontroversial, debated, disputeddubious, iffy, inconclusive, indecisive, problematic(also problematical), shaky, uncertainacademic(also academical), hypothetical, speculative, theoretical(also theoretic)ambiguous, equivocal accomplished, certain, hands-down, inarguable, incontestable, incontrovertible, indisputable, indubitable, irrefragable, positive, questionless, settled, sure, unanswerable, unarguable, unchallengeable, undebatable, undeniable, unquestionable irrefutabledefiniteunambiguous, unequivocalabsolute, clear, conclusive, decisiveuncontested, undisputed mootverbto present or bring forward for discussionconservatives had shouted down the proposal when it was first mooted bring up, broach, introduce, place, raise allude (to), cite, mention, name, refer (to)offer, propose, suggestair, express, speak (of), talk (about), vent, ventilateinterject, interruptdebate, discuss, thrash (out or over) censor, hush (up), quiet, silence, suppress to talk about (an issue) usually from various points of view and for the purpose of arriving at a decision or opinionthe issue of whether a person's nature or upbringing is more important continues to be mooted by experts and laymen alike agitate, argue, bandy, bat (around or back and forth), canvass(also canvas), debate, discuss, dispute, hash (over or out), talk over review, speak (about), talk (about)broach, introduce, propound, raise, stir upforge, hammer out, talk out, thrash (out), wrestle (with)chew over, consider, deliberate, weigh before the 12th century |