undefendable
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7.4
- adjective
- /ˌʌndɪˈfɛndəbl/
:
indefendible
- I'm with the author on this, not those who flail wildly trying to defend undefendable policy.
Examples
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Mind you, they'll never defend the undefendable.
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You really will defend the undefendable, why?
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You try to defend the undefendable.
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Undefendable.
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Mr. Cruz stuck with the issues and beat Dewhurst on Dewhurst's undefendable record.
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I give cred to Doug; however, he's trying to defend an undefendable position, how very sinking ship of him.
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The report highlighted the problems with the policy, stating that some aspects are simply undefendable.
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After the scandal, the decisions made by the management became undefendable in the eyes of the public.
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Many critics believe that his arguments are undefendable and fail to address the main issues.
Synonyms
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8.2
Impossible to defend against criticism
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7.5
People cannot show a decision or action is right when others criticize it
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6.8
No one can show it is right
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8.1
An action or comment that no one can give a good reason for
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7.7
Open to attack, harm, or strong criticism
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8.2
A shot or play that defenders cannot stop in sports
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9.9
Able to be defeated
Not possible to show as right or acceptable
Cannot stay safe from harm or attack
Antonyms
How Defended
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7.9
3
4.6
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7.4
581
4.0
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3.4
Surface Forms
Morphology
undefendable = defendable (transparent) = un + defend + able
Formed by productive prefixation un- to the adjective 'defendable', yielding a straightforward negative meaning 'not able to be defended'.
Etymology
Undefendable is built from un- 'not', defend 'to protect', the same root you see in defense, and -able 'able to'. So think of a castle with broken walls: if it is undefendable, it 'cannot be protected' from attack or criticism.