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as in defendable
capable of being defended against physical attack
the pioneers retreated to a defensible hillside to take a stand against the raiders
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as in justifiable
capable of being defended with good reasoning against verbal attack
there's simply no defensible reason for dropping out of school
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Recent Examples of defensible
Vegetation is cleaned up to reduce potential wildfire fuel and create defensible space around park structures, trails and areas close to homes.
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Nollyanne Delacruz, Mercury News, 25 June 2025
The rationale for signing Dobbins is perfectly defensible.
—Parker Gabriel, Denver Post, 9 June 2025
The most defensible companies are building new moats around enterprise knowledge, trust, and observability.
—Rocio Wu, Forbes.com, 17 June 2025
Choosing whom to bank in 2019 was a choice, and perhaps a defensible one in the political climate that existed then, but the bill comes due.
—Liz Hoffman, semafor.com, 5 June 2025
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Nollyanne Delacruz, Mercury News, 25 June 2025
The rationale for signing Dobbins is perfectly defensible.
—Parker Gabriel, Denver Post, 9 June 2025
The most defensible companies are building new moats around enterprise knowledge, trust, and observability.
—Rocio Wu, Forbes.com, 17 June 2025
Choosing whom to bank in 2019 was a choice, and perhaps a defensible one in the political climate that existed then, but the bill comes due.
—Liz Hoffman, semafor.com, 5 June 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for defensible
justifiable
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Wilson County deputies' fatal shooting of a man following a domestic disturbance call at a home on Benders Ferry Road has been determined to be justifiable by the 15th District Attorney General, following an investigation.—
Andy Humbles,
The Tennessean,
2 July 2025
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Secondly, people in these societies are more likely to perceive aversive behavior as common and justifiable.—
Abhimanyu Ghoshal,
New Atlas,
20 June 2025
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“Defensible.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/defensible. Accessed 22 Jul. 2025.
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