completely indefensible

Examples

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• But anyway, SimCity completely indefensible, much like Adventure Time, No.

• So completely indefensible, so perfectly false and disingenuous in every claim and grievance, it's a laughing stock that gets worse every day.

  Blog text (8)

• Because they know that they cannot support such a claim, they know that they will win the hearts and minds of the public at large and the policymakers that represent them over the short run only if they focus debate about the Stern Review on damage and cost estimates that are extremely suspect in their best light and completely indefensible in the worst-case scenario.

  Academic text (2007)

• Her behavior during the meeting was completely indefensible; she did not respect anyone's opinions.

• The company's refusal to apologize for the mistake was seen as completely indefensible by the public.

Synonyms

I

inexcusable

vscompletely indefensible

35 5.6

Too bad to be forgiven

is the same but stresses absolute impossibility of any excuse

U

untenable

vscompletely indefensible

27 8.2

Impossible to defend against criticism

focuses instead on being completely without any excuse

I

indefensible

vscompletely indefensible

24 7.5

People cannot show a decision or action is right when others criticize it

is stronger, stressing it is utterly without excuse

U

unjustifiable

vscompletely indefensible

5 6.8

You cannot show it is right or acceptable

adds that they are also utterly without any excuse

U

unsupportable

vscompletely indefensible

4 6.8

No one can show it is right

emphasizes absolute absence of any excuse rather than temporary weakness

I

insupportable

vscompletely indefensible

• Formal

2 7.8

Impossible to defend or accept without proof

narrows this to being impossible to excuse in any way

U

undefendable

vscompletely indefensible

1 7.4

Too weak to be protected from attack or criticism

instead points to a complete lack of excuse or justification

U

unwarrantable

vscompletely indefensible

1 9.2

Cannot be shown to be right or fair

is broader, insisting there is no excuse at all

U

undefensible

vscompletely indefensible

7.7

Not possible to show as right or acceptable

focuses more on having no possible excuse at all

N

nonsustainable

vscompletely indefensible

7.9

Cannot be supported by proof or good reasons

is about having no excuse rather than only weak evidence

U

unmaintainable

vscompletely indefensible

• Formal

7.9

Not able to be defended in an argument or court

highlights total lack of excuse rather than just short‑term unsustainability

Antonyms

D

defensible

19 5.5

Able to resist attack or strong criticism

How Indefensible

completely indefensible

1 8.1

indefensible

24 7.5

hard to justify

3 7.4

questionable

176 3.9

defensible

19 5.5

Surface Forms

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Etymology