defendable

adjective

Definition of defendablenext
1
as in defended
capable of being defended against physical attack that nation has long insisted on having borders that it regards as defendable

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2
as in justifiable
capable of being defended with good reasoning against verbal attack your thesis had better be defendable for the attacks are going to be withering

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Recent Examples of defendable The safe, defendable choice wasn’t necessarily the right one though. — Los Angeles Times, 31 Mar. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for defendable
  1. defended
  2. justifiable
  3. defensible
  4. protected
  5. secured
  6. secure
Adjective
  • Rather than flying directly over heavily defended targets, bombers carrying the AGM-181A are expected to launch the missile from long distances outside the engagement range of sophisticated enemy air defenses.
    — Kaif Shaikh, Interesting Engineering, 13 July 2026
  • Every additional defended point becomes a resource allocation problem for Moscow.
    — David A. Deptula, Forbes.com, 30 June 2026
Definition of defended
Adjective
  • The Fort Worth Independence Day shooting that killed one near Lake Arlington is being investigated as a justifiable homicide, according to a police report.
    — Lillie Davidson, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 15 July 2026
  • Police are investigating the incident as a justifiable homicide, according to the release.
    — Itzel Luna, Los Angeles Times, 28 June 2026
Definition of justifiable
Adjective
  • An acquirer can build a defensible model of next year's revenue from this year's contract base plus a reasonable assumption about new business.
    — Gustaf Lundberg Toresson, Forbes.com, 23 July 2026
  • The family deciding what to put on the table tonight does not, and there is no defensible reason for that.
    — Mike Snider, USA Today, 19 July 2026
Definition of defensible
Adjective
  • For example, Paris has an aesthetic aversion to window units and rooftop HVAC systems, which helps explain why installing air-conditioning typically requires special permission from authorities, especially in protected or historic areas.
    — Thomas Chatterton Williams, The Atlantic, 28 June 2026
  • Most of them encrypted files in non-protected folders, anywhere from a handful to 24,000.
    — Neil J. Rubenking, PC Magazine, 25 June 2026
Definition of protected
Adjective
  • Since 2021, the county has filed murder charges in 44 fentanyl overdose cases and secured convictions in 29, according to an online dashboard.
    — Clara Harter, Los Angeles Times, 25 July 2026
  • The president addressed a smaller, heavily secured gathering Friday as his administration intensifies its legal and rhetorical attacks on journalists.
    — Michael Birnbaum, Washington Post, 24 July 2026
Definition of secured
Adjective
  • DroiClaw aims to create a secure, controllable, and observable AI agent ecosystem by giving users greater oversight of how agents operate.
    — New Atlas, New Atlas, 23 July 2026
  • Vibe coding is ideal for rapid first drafts, but human judgment, customer insight, and robust security measures are essential to evolve a prototype into a viable, secure business.
    — Sarah Hernholm, Forbes.com, 23 July 2026
Definition of secure

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“Defendable.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/defendable. Accessed 27 Jul. 2026.

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