tenable Synonyms

tenable Meaning

Wordnet

tenable (s)

based on sound reasoning or evidence

Webster

tenable (a.)

Capable of being held, naintained, or defended, as against an assailant or objector, or againts attempts to take or process; as, a tenable fortress, a tenable argument.

tenable Sentence Examples

  1. The current economic situation is not tenable for businesses in the long run.
  2. The government's position on climate change is increasingly becoming untenable.
  3. Her argument contained several logical flaws, making it untenable.
  4. The defense attorney's strategy proved untenable during cross-examination.
  5. Due to changing market conditions, the company was forced to abandon its once tenable business model.
  6. The peace treaty between the two nations proved untenable due to ongoing hostilities.
  7. The witness's testimony was deemed untenable due to inconsistencies and lack of credibility.
  8. The belief that all humans are inherently good is untenable in light of historical atrocities.
  9. The defendant's alibi was untenable because it was contradicted by multiple witnesses.
  10. The team's tenable lead in the championship evaporated after a series of unexpected losses.

FAQs About the word tenable

based on sound reasoning or evidenceCapable of being held, naintained, or defended, as against an assailant or objector, or againts attempts to take or process;

secure, secured, defended, protected, defensible,defendable,guarded, unbeatable, safeguarded, invincible

indefensible, indefensible,untenable, untenable, exposed, open, unsecured, open, unprotected, insecure

The current economic situation is not tenable for businesses in the long run.

The government's position on climate change is increasingly becoming untenable.

Her argument contained several logical flaws, making it untenable.

The defense attorney's strategy proved untenable during cross-examination.