Untenable

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The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
  • adj. Being such that defense or maintenance is impossible: an untenable position.
  • adj. Being such that occupation or habitation is impossible: untenable quarters.
    • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • adj. Not able to be held, as of an opinion or position; unholdable, indefensible.
    • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • Not tenable; that cannot be held in possession: as, an untenable post or fort. That cannot be maintained by argument; not defensible: as, an untenable doctrine.
    • WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
  • adj. (of theories etc) incapable of being defended or justified
    • Equivalent
    unreasonable   
    Antonym
    tenable    defensible   
    Synonym
    Words with the same meaning
    indefensible   
    Rhyme
    Words with the same terminal sound
    amenable    tenable   
    Same Context
    Words that are found in similar contexts
    fallacious    unfounded    untrue    unsound    inapplicable    unsupported    unacceptable    indefensible    impracticable    inadmissible   
     
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