tenable
21tenable — adjective /ˈtɛn.ə.bəl/ a) capable of being maintained or justified; well founded Back in the 1800s, many did not consider Darwins theory of evolution to be tenable at all. b) capable of being defended against assault or attack; defensible …
22tenable — I (Roget s IV) modif. Syn. defensible, sustainable, impregnable, trustworthy; see reliable 2 , strong 2 . II (Roget s 3 Superthesaurus) (VOCABULARY WORD) a. [TEN uh bul] defensible, can be argued for. His alibi was entirely tenable. SYN.:… …
23tenable — adjective 1》 able to be maintained or defended against attack or objection. 2》 (of an office, position, etc.) able to be held or used: a scholarship tenable for three years. Derivatives tenability noun Origin C16: from Fr., from tenir to hold …
24tenable — adjective O Leary s confession has certainly made Cohn s alibi more tenable Syn: defensible, justifiable, supportable, sustainable, arguable, able to hold water, reasonable, sensible, rational, sound, viable, plausible, credible, believable,… …
25tenable — /ˈtɛnəbəl / (say tenuhbuhl) adjective capable of being held, maintained, or defended, as against attack or objection: a tenable theory. {French, from tenir, from Latin tenēre hold, keep} –tenability /tɛnəˈbɪləti/ (say tenuh biluhtee), tenableness …
26tenable — adjective Etymology: Middle French, from Old French, from tenir to hold, from Latin tenēre more at thin Date: 1579 capable of being held, maintained, or defended ; defensible, reasonable • tenability noun • tenableness noun • tenably adverb …
27Tenable — …
28tenable — Synonyms and related words: OK, acceptable, admissible, agreeable, all right, alright, arguable, believable, colorable, conceivable, condonable, credible, creditable, defendable, defensible, excusable, fiduciary, good enough, imaginable,… …
29tenable — ten·a·ble || tenÉ™bl adj. resistant, may be carried out …
30tenable — a. Defensible, maintainable, capable of being held or defended …
