Spurious
Spurious adjective - Being such in appearance only and made or manufactured with the intention of committing fraud.
Untenable and spurious are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Untenable" instead an adjective "Spurious".
Nearby Word: spuriously
Untenable
Untenable adjective - (of theories etc) incapable of being defended or justified.
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Untenable and Spurious. (2016). Retrieved 2026, July 29, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/spurious/untenable
Spurious & Untenable. N.p., 2016. Web. 29 Jul. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/spurious/untenable>.
Untenable or Spurious. 2016. Accessed July 29, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/spurious/untenable.
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