Supportable and Untenable

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Supportable adjective - Capable of being defended with good reasoning against verbal attack.

Usage example: are there ever circumstances where laws that restrict a person's freedom of speech are supportable?

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Untenable is an antonym for supportable.

Untenable adjective - (of theories etc) incapable of being defended or justified.

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Supportable is an antonym for untenable.

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Untenable and Supportable. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 13, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/supportable/untenable

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