Israel's barbaric actions are indefensible.
Source: tatoeba (6977564)
Indefensible
Synonyms for "indefensible" (35 found)
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Adjective(3 words)
Adjective(1 words)
Related words (17)
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3 entriesderived from
1 entriesrelated to
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5 entriesTranslations
31 translations across 13 languages.
Bulgarian
3 entries- беззащитен adj (not capable of being defended)
- незащитен adj (not capable of being defended)
- непростим adj (incapable of being justified)
Catalan
2 entries- indefensable adj (not capable of being defended)
- indefensable adj (incapable of being justified)
Dutch
1 entries- onverdedigbaar adj (incapable of being justified)
Finnish
4 entries- mahdoton perustella adj (incapable of being justified)
- mahdoton puolustaa adj (not capable of being defended)
- mahdoton puolustella adj (incapable of being justified)
- puolustuskelvoton adj (not capable of being defended)
French
1 entries- indéfendable adj (incapable of being justified)
Galician
1 entries- indefendible adj (incapable of being justified)
German
2 entries- unhaltbar adj (incapable of being justified)
- unvertretbar adj (incapable of being justified)
Greek
2 entries- αδικαιολόγητος adj (not capable of being defended)
- αδικαιολόγητος adj (incapable of being justified)
Italian
1 entries- indifendibile adj (incapable of being justified)
Polish
4 entries- nie do obrony adj (not capable of being defended)
- niedopuszczalny adj (incapable of being justified)
- nieuzasadniony adj (incapable of being justified)
- niewybaczalny adj (incapable of being justified)
Romanian
4 entries- de neapărat adj (not capable of being defended)
- de neiertat adj (incapable of being justified)
- imposibil de apărat adj (not capable of being defended)
- neapărabil adj (not capable of being defended)
Spanish
2 entries- indefendible adj (not capable of being defended)
- indefendible adj (incapable of being justified)
Swedish
2 entries- försvarslös adj (not capable of being defended)
- oförsvarlig adj (incapable of being justified)
Sample sentences
6 total sentences available.
They're hiding it from you because what they did is indefensible.
Source: tatoeba (11823319)
You shouldn't defend the indefensible.
Source: tatoeba (12888254)
Mr. Elliot's frank statement that "sloth and untidiness are indefensible" is a sign that the task will be tackled with vigour.
Source: wiktionary
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