His logic is in no way defensible.
Source: tatoeba (2410764)
Defensible
/[dɪˈfen.sɪ.bɫ]/
Synonyms for "defensible" (48 found)
Ranked by relevance and common usage.
Closest matches (10)
Adjective(1 words)
Adjective(1 words)
Strong matches (14)
Related words (24)
Related word relations
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Antonyms
1 entriesSynonyms
1 entriesderived
4 entriesderived from
1 entriesrelated to
4 entriessimilar
1 entriesTranslations
24 translations across 11 languages.
Bulgarian
1 entries- защитим adj (capable of being defended)
Danish
4 entries- forsvarlig adj (capable of being defended)
- forsvarlig adj (capable of being justified)
- som kan forsvares adj (capable of being defended)
- som kan forsvares adj (capable of being justified)
Finnish
3 entries- perusteltavissa adj (capable of being justified)
- puolustettavissa adj (capable of being defended)
- puolustettavissa adj (capable of being justified)
French
1 entries- défendable adj (capable of being justified)
Ido
1 entries- defensebla adj (capable of being defended)
Italian
4 entries- difendibile adj (capable of being defended)
- difendibile adj (capable of being justified)
- sostenibile adj (capable of being defended)
- sostenibile adj (capable of being justified)
Manx
1 entries- so-choadey adj (capable of being defended)
Norwegian Bokmål
1 entries- forsvarlig adj (capable of being justified)
Polish
2 entries- możliwy do obrony adj (capable of being defended)
- uzasadniony adj (capable of being justified)
Portuguese
2 entries- defensável adj (capable of being defended)
- defensável adj (capable of being justified)
Spanish
2 entries- defendible adj (capable of being defended)
- sostenible adj (capable of being justified)
Sample sentences
4 total sentences available.
Ukraine turned out to be much more defensible than previously thought.
Source: tatoeba (12079611)
Not only were those cities fortified, but their architects based their whole system on the strategical possibilities of the site, and closely followed its defensible contours.
Source: wiktionary
Those who are most familiar with the working of the present society are also usually interested in the preservation of particular features of that society which may not be defensible on general principle.
Source: wiktionary
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