Synonyms for untenable
ʌnˈtɛn ə bəlun·ten·able

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1. untenableadjective

   Antonyms:
   defensible, tenable

2. untenableadjective

   The theory of cold fusion was untenable.

   Antonyms:
   defensible, tenable

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1. indefensible, untenableadjective

   (of theories etc) incapable of being defended or justified

   Synonyms:
   insupportable, unwarranted, unwarrantable, unjustifiable, indefensible

   Antonyms:
   sensible, reasonable

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1. List of paraphrases for "untenable":

   unsustainable, indefensible, unbearable, intolerable, flimsy, unacceptable, unjustifiable, groundless, inconceivable, tenable

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1. Ron DeSantis:

   To take a position that you have veto powers over the laws of the state is untenable.

2. Jim Acosta:

   I mean, to me, it seems untenable to have that kind of video surface, that kind of compilation surface and keep one's job … Joe Rogan can continue to host his podcast if people want to listen to it, they can, but it doesn't have to be on Spotify.

3. Miami City Manager Art Noriega:

   The relationship between the Chief and the organization has become untenable and needed to be resolved promptly. In particular, the relationship between the Chief and the Police Department he leads -- as well as with the community -- has deteriorated beyond repair, relationships between employers and employees come down to fit and leadership style and unfortunately, Police Chief Art Acevedo is not the right fit for this organization.

4. John Fitzgerald Kennedy:

   I hear it said that West Berlin is militarily untenable-and so was Bastogne, and so, in fact, was Stalingrad. Any danger spot is tenable if men-brave men-will make it so.

5. Alliance Defending Freedom:

   The Biden administration is wrong to remove religious exemptions to its unlawful grants rule, this leaves Holston Home and other faith-based nonprofits with an untenable choice to violate their religious beliefs or lose critical grants necessary to their operations, which benefit everyone, including the government.