INDEFENSIBLE Synonyms: 80 Similar and Opposite Words

indefensible

adjective

ˌin-di-ˈfen(t)-sə-bəl

Definition of indefensible

as in unacceptable

too bad to be excused or justified the city's lack of preparedness for a major natural disaster was utterly indefensible

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Recent Examples of indefensible History is filled with systems that were durable, highly organized, and morally indefensible. — Gerald J. Leonard, Forbes.com, 22 July 2026 Because the indefensible part is that, in refusing to pay the exorbitant but fully understood price to land LeBron, the Warriors didn’t just miss out on the King. — Dieter Kurtenbach, Mercury News, 6 July 2026 For those not familiar with the term, anti-natalism is a philosophical stance that views life as unacceptably full of suffering and procreation as a morally indefensible thing. — Erik Pedersen, Oc Register, 6 July 2026 That was Ned Tanen, who did something indefensible and punitive to Lucas. — Mike Fleming Jr, Deadline, 22 June 2026 See All Example Sentences for indefensible

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Still, only 28% of readers said that AI use is unacceptable in all of the circumstances presented by the survey.

— Cameron Pugh, Christian Science Monitor, 12 Aug. 2026
Intervene Intervene means several signals—or one sufficiently consequential event—indicate probable deterioration or unacceptable outcomes.

— Gerald J. Leonard, Forbes.com, 10 Aug. 2026

Definition of unacceptable

Adjective

This unjustifiable benefit, which could be worth more than a hundred million dollars to the Trumps, would go directly into the pockets of the President and his family.

— Austin Elias-de Jesus, New Yorker, 3 June 2026
Parents may be masking their children because the CDC continuously published shoddy research meant to support their unjustifiable policy positions.

— Ian Miller OutKick, FOXNews.com, 1 June 2026

Definition of unjustifiable

Adjective

The Bills held their return of the Red and Blue practice at Highmark on Saturday, and posts on social media started flooding in, racking up millions of views and engagements, showing the frankly inexcusable views from some seats at the new stadium.

— Ian Miller OutKick, FOXNews.com, 9 Aug. 2026
The use of default passwords for programmable equipment is inexcusable.

— Steve Weisman, Forbes.com, 1 Aug. 2026

Definition of inexcusable

Adjective

John Oliver’s soap opera summer continues this week, with the Last Week Tonight host donning a truly outrageous wig for a three-episode stint on Days of Our Lives.

— Jon Blistein, Rolling Stone, 11 Aug. 2026
Of course, Gems’ multiple drafts were only the beginning; once the script was ready to green-light, Burton’s design and effects teams had to figure out how to actually bring Gems’ outrageous flights of imagination to life.

— Jim Hemphill, IndieWire, 11 Aug. 2026

Definition of outrageous

Adjective

There are people of goodwill who think the way out of this insupportable situation lies in the fight for equal democratic rights in a single state for everyone living in the territory between the Jordan River and the Mediterranean Sea.

— Michelle Goldberg, The Mercury News, 14 Mar. 2024
There is no consensus on this in today’s housing discourse, and if anything, the discussion is leaning toward trying to make housing an entitlement, something completely insupportable and undesirable.

— Roger Valdez, Forbes, 5 May 2023

Definition of insupportable

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The texture is great, but the lack of flavor and aroma is unforgivable.

— Jolene Thym, Mercury News, 5 Aug. 2026
During Friday’s sentencing hearing, Watson’s family implored Ruff to impose the maximum sentence, saying Sayers’ cruelty, lawlessness and hypocrisy were unforgivable.

— Noelle Phillips, Denver Post, 25 July 2026

Definition of unforgivable

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But Roy’s story of Annie (Arjun Raina), a New Delhi architecture student caught in a vicious cycle of failing and repeating his studies, gradually reveals itself as a sharp and poignant portrayal of youth, deftly poised between hope and cynicism.

— Jill Goldsmith, Deadline, 18 Aug. 2026
Lawsuits, bureaucratic battles, boisterously divisive council arguments and vicious social media debates have been part of Bloomfield life for years, and intensified during Danielle Wong’s contentious time as mayor.

— Don Stacom, Hartford Courant, 18 Aug. 2026

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