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untenable

part of speech:	adjective
definition 1:	of an argument, position, or the like, incapable of being defended; weak or illogical. I'd like to support you, but your position is simply untenable. antonyms: arguable, solid, tenable similar words: irrational, unsound, weak
definition 2:	of a building or the like, incapable of being occupied or lived in. similar words: illogical
related words:	ludicrous, precarious
Word Combinations About this feature adverb + (adj.)untenable absolutely, completely, eventually, increasingly, morally, politically, seemingly, simply, totally, ultimately (adj.)untenable + adverb indeed (adj.)untenable + noun debt, leadership, notion, position, situation, theory
derivations:	untenably (adv.), untenability (n.), untenableness (n.)