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
Explicable and defensible are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Explicable" instead an adjective "Defensible".
Explicable
Explicable adjective - Capable of having the reason for or cause of determined.
Defensible and explicable are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Defensible" instead an adjective "Explicable".
Mutual synonyms
Related pairs
- rational and defensible
- rational and explicable
- reasonable and defensible
- reasonable and explicable
- fair and defensible
- fair and explicable
- logical and defensible
- logical and explicable
- slight and defensible
- slight and explicable
- acceptable and defensible
- acceptable and explicable
- understandable and defensible
- understandable and explicable
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Explicable and Defensible. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 15, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/defensible/explicable
Defensible & Explicable. N.p., 2016. Web. 15 Aug. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/defensible/explicable>.
Explicable or Defensible. 2016. Accessed August 15, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/defensible/explicable.
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