Defensible
Defensible adjective - Capable of being defended with good reasoning against verbal attack.
Usage example: there's simply no defensible reason for dropping out of school
Explainable and defensible are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Explainable" instead an adjective "Defensible".
Explainable
Explainable adjective - Capable of having the reason for or cause of determined.
Defensible and explainable are semantically related. You can use "Defensible" instead an adjective "Explainable".
Mutual synonyms
Related pairs
- rational and defensible
- rational and explainable
- reasonable and defensible
- reasonable and explainable
- logical and defensible
- logical and explainable
- acceptable and defensible
- acceptable and explainable
- understandable and defensible
- understandable and explainable
- forgivable and defensible
- forgivable and explainable
- permissible and defensible
- permissible and explainable
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Explainable and Defensible. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 15, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/defensible/explainable
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