Synonyms for tenable
ˈtɛn ə bəlten·able

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1. tenableadjective

   Antonyms:
   untenable

2. tenableadjective

   Back in the 1800s, many did not consider Darwin's theory of evolution to be tenable at all.

   Antonyms:
   untenable

3. tenableadjective

   Antonyms:
   untenable

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1. tenable

   Synonyms:
   maintainable, defensible, justifiable, sound, reasonable, consistent

   Antonyms:
   untenable, indefensible, unjustifiable, weak, hollow, fallacious, unreasonable, inconsistent, irrational, absurd

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1. tenable, well-foundedadjective

   based on sound reasoning or evidence

   "well-founded suspicions"

   Synonyms:
   well-founded

   Antonyms:
   unreasonable

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1. tenableadjective

   Synonyms:
   defensible, capable of being held or defended

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1. List of paraphrases for "tenable":

   defensible, arguable, sustainable, defendable, indefensible, valid, untenable

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How to use tenable in a sentence?

1. President Uhuru Kenyatta:

   None of these options is tenable, our county must live within its means.

2. Judge Brenda Penny:

   Suspension is in the best interests of Britney Spears, the current situation is not tenable.

3. Pentagon Press Secretary John Kirbydistanced:

   It is simply not clear to us that there is substantive rationale for it, we will continue to consult with Poland and our other NATO allies about this issue and the difficult logistical challenges it presents, but we do not believe Poland's proposal is a tenable one.

4. Moscow Dan Hoffman:

   In the long term it’s just not tenable, people are going to know that the government lied to them, if the conflict were over in a day or two it wouldn’t matter so much but the costs of the conflict are so great economically, dead soldiers, that people are going to be upset that they’ve been lied to so much.

5. Hogan Gidley:

   John Bolton's priorities and policies just don't line up with the President's and any sitting president has the right to put someone in that position that can carry out his agenda. That became no longer tenable so the President made a change.