indefensible
Not defensible; not capable of being defendedNot defensible; not capable of being defended.
» They're hiding it from you because what they did is indefensible.
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3 sensesNot defensible; not capable of being defended.
(figuratively)Not capable of being justified or excused.
incapable of being justified or explained
Incapable of being explained.
unvertretbar, unhaltbar
(of theories etc.) incapable of being defended or justified
Examples
3 sentencesThey're hiding it from you because what they did is indefensible.
Israel's barbaric actions are indefensible.
You shouldn't defend the indefensible.
deSie sollten nicht verteidigen, was nicht zu verteidigen ist! — al_ex_an_der
Translations
5 languagesBy meaning 1
Forms
more indefensible, most indefensible| Comparative | more indefensible Lesson |
|---|---|
| Superlative | most indefensible Lesson |
regular
Synonyms
9 synonyms- incapable of being justified or explained:insupportableunjustifiableunwarrantableunwarranted
- (of theories etc.) incapable of being defended or justified:untenable
Antonyms
1 antonymsWord family
4 related wordsLessons for this word
2 lessons- A2Comparatives — Because it has a comparative form
- A2Superlatives — Because it has a superlative form
See also
neighbours in the dictionaryDictionary text adapted from Wiktionary (Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0) and Open English WordNet / Princeton WordNet (CC BY 4.0, WordNet License); shared under CC BY-SA 4.0. Example sentences and recordings are credited where they appear.