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ten·a·ble
 tenable
- pronunciation:
- te
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adjective |
| definition 1: |
able to be upheld, affirmed, supported, or defended; logical.
When he finally did his research, he found to his disappointment that his argument was not tenable.It sounds like something that would benefit us, but we'll have to make sure it's a tenable proposition.- synonyms:
- defensible, explicable, justifiable, sound, supportable, sustainable
- antonyms:
- indefensible, untenable
- similar words:
- credible, impregnable, indisputable, irrefutable, legitimate, logical, plausible, practicable, rational, sensible, unassailable, undeniable, unquestionable, viable
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| definition 2: |
able to be defended from armed attack.
a tenable fortress- synonyms:
- defensible, impregnable
- antonyms:
- indefensible
- similar words:
- indestructible, insurmountable, invincible, inviolable, safe, secure, unassailable, unbeatable
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| related words: |
invulnerable, likely, reasonable |
| derivations: |
tenably (adv.), tenability (n.) |
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