indefensible
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7.5
- adjective
- /ˌɪndɪˈfɛnsəbl/
:
injustificable
- Her decision to ignore the safety warnings was indefensible and put everyone at risk.
- morally indefensible
- indefensible position
- biologically indefensible
Now, am I saying that an entire category of medicine is both untrue and morally indefensible?
- Now, am I saying that an entire category of medicine is both untrue and morally indefensible?
- And I think Putin is obviously indefensible, but I just don't know what the strategy is.
- And we will introduce an entire level of conversation where the only the indefensible thing is you're crazy, right?
- But I find it indefensible as a way of listening to a companion, the assumption of perfection always false.
Examples
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But at some point, you have to realize that what she did was indefensible.
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Such use is now indefensible in a court of law.
Academic text (2003) -
First, there has been a clear message sent out from this conference to Russia that what President Putin is doing is indefensible and wrong.
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You can call it whatever you want, but it remains indefensible and a huge long-term vote loser.
Blog text (1) -
I find the use of student evaluations as a measure of faculty competence indefensible.
Academic text (1993) -
Clearly, Pius XII recognized that in the struggle between good and evil, neutrality was morally indefensible.
Academic text (1998) -
The argument he presented was completely indefensible and lacked any supporting evidence.
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The critics called the policy indefensible due to its negative impact on the community.
Synonyms
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7.0
Not having a good reason or official permission
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8.2
Impossible to defend against criticism
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6.8
You cannot show it is right or acceptable
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6.8
No one can show it is right
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7.8
Impossible to defend or accept without proof
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7.4
Too weak to be protected from attack or criticism
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8.1
An action or comment that no one can give a good reason for
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9.2
Cannot be shown to be right or fair
Not possible to show as right or acceptable
Cannot be supported by proof or good reasons
Antonyms
Compounds
How Defensible
Surface Forms
Morphology
indefensible = defensible (semi-transparent) = in + defend + ible
The prefix 'in-' straightforwardly negates the adjective 'defensible' to mean 'not defensible'.
Etymology
Indefensible starts with in- 'not' and the rest comes from defend 'to protect' or 'to give a good reason for something'. So something indefensible cannot be protected or shown to be right and is impossible to justify.