noun
1.
a position assumed or a point made especially in controversy
her thesis about the assassination was arguable
Synonyms: contention, contestation
Related Word: point, position; argument; belief, opinion, sentiment(s), view(s)
2.
Synonyms: assumption 2, apriorism, posit, postulate, postulation, premise, presumption, presupposition, supposition
3.
Synonyms: discourse 2, disquisition, dissertation, memoir, monograph, monography, tractate, treatise
Related Word: exposition; argument, argumentation