Antonyms for untenable
ʌnˈtɛn ə bəlun·ten·able

WiktionaryRate these synonyms:0.0 / 0 votes

1. untenableadjective

   Antonyms:
   defensible, tenable

2. untenableadjective

   The theory of cold fusion was untenable.

   Antonyms:
   defensible, tenable

Princeton's WordNetRate these antonyms:2.0 / 2 votes

1. indefensible, untenableadjective

   (of theories etc) incapable of being defended or justified

   Antonyms:
   sensible, reasonable

   Synonyms:
   insupportable, unwarranted, unwarrantable, unjustifiable, indefensible

How to use untenable in a sentence?

1. Treasurer Ted Wheeler:

   Unfortunately, the current situation has become untenable, and I cannot imagine any scenario by which things improve. Oregon deserves a Governor who is fully focused on the duties of state.

2. Jill Biden:

   He said we are not going back to lockdowns. I think he knows that that is, number one, not necessary, but also politically untenable, he maxed out on his COVID credit card and now he wants to continue to swipe it -- but everyone’s like no, you are maxed out, you don’t have any more room to run on that.

3. John Thomas:

   Our models it would probably change turnout by three points and that might just be it, barring a black swan event in some of those Congressional seats, with a Democrat imploding, a three-point shift [in turnout], is probably untenable.

4. Mathias Grasel:

   The verdict is wrong! conviction for complicity is legally untenable. The fact is: Ms. Zschaepe was demonstrably present at no crime scene and never fired a weapon or detonated a bomb.

5. Andy White:

   If [ Trump ] asks Rod to fire Mr. Mueller, Rod would resign. That's my guess, because at that point, it is untenable. You have a President who is not respecting the process and not respecting the Constitution.

How to pronounce untenable?

How to say untenable in sign language?

Words popularity by usage frequency