Synonyms for defensible
dɪˈfɛn sə bəlde·fen·si·ble

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1. defensibleadjective

   capable of being defended against armed attack

   Synonyms:
   defendable

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1. defensible

   Synonyms:
   vindicable, justifiable, tenable

   Antonyms:
   unjustifiable, untenable, unwarrantable, indefensible

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1. defendable, defensibleadjective

   capable of being defended

   Synonyms:
   defendable

   Antonyms:
   vulnerable

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1. List of paraphrases for "defensible":

   arguable, tenable, defendable, justifiable, supportable, justified

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1. Christian Cooper:

   I think I was just scared, when you're alone in the Ramble, you don't know what's happening. It's not excusable, it's not defensible.

2. Robert Stivers:

   It hurts me to think that the things that have been done in this administration will be overshadowed by a statement that is not defensible, if anyone asked me for my advice, I would say they should come out and make a statement, either clarifying it or being apologetic and getting the statement behind them.

3. Conor Williams:

   There's evidence the for-profit charters, many of which are virtual, don't perform as well. Limiting their support is a defensible policy.

4. Hadi Ghaemi:

   It is a battle that he can win. There are so many aspects that are not defensible.

5. President Obama:

   For a long time now, there’s been too much secrecy in this city, the old rules said that if there was a defensible argument for not disclosing something to the American people, then it should not be disclosed. That era is now over.