📖 Definitions of "Indefensible"
adjective
- 1
Not defensible; not capable of being defended
- 2
Incapable of being justified or excused
- 3
Incapable of being explained
🔄 Synonyms of "Indefensible"
7 synonyms found via WordNet and Google Books.
| Word | Definition |
|---|---|
| unwarranted | Unjustified, inappropriate or undeserved. |
| unreasonable | Not reasonable; going beyond what could be expected or asked for. |
| untenable | Not able to be held or sustained, such as of an opinion or position. |
| unjustifiable | That cannot be justified, excused or pardoned. |
| inexcusable | not excusable |
| unwarrantable | Not warrantable; indefensible; not vindicable; not justifiable |
| insupportable | That cannot be tolerated or endured. |
💡 Words with a Similar Meaning to "Indefensible"
Found via reverse dictionary — words that share a conceptual meaning.
| Word | Definition |
|---|---|
| untenable | Not able to be held or sustained, such as of an opinion or position. |
| unjustifiable | That cannot be justified, excused or pardoned. |
| unwarrantable | Not warrantable; indefensible; not vindicable; not justifiable |
| inexcusable | not excusable |
| unwarranted | Unjustified, inappropriate or undeserved. |
| insupportable | That cannot be tolerated or endured. |
| unreasonable | Not reasonable; going beyond what could be expected or asked for. |
| unpardonable | impossible to pardon; impossible to excuse or justify |
| impossible | Not possible; not able to be done or happen. |
| unforgivable | Not forgivable; inexcusable. |
| unviable | Not viable: not capable of independent life; not practicable. |
| inadmissible | Not admissible, especially that cannot be admitted as evidence at a trial. |
| ineligible | Not eligible; forbidden to do something. |
| unjustified | Not justified, having no justification, unwarranted. |
| groundless | Without any grounds to support it; baseless. |
| intolerable | Not tolerable; not capable of being borne or endured. |
| unaffordable | Too expensive to be afforded. |
| unsustainable | Not sustainable. |
| uncalled-for | Unwanted; not requested or required. |
| unbearable | So unpleasant or painful as to be unendurable. |
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