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
Both state and church are also known for failing to live up to those ideals, for permitting indefensible abuses, for ugly histories.
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Joe Mathews,
Mercury News,
18 June 2026
The institutions calling $135 indefensible fought for allocation at $135.
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Jon Markman,
Forbes.com,
12 June 2026
Wembanyama isolates Brunson in the post and gets one, two, three chances at the rim for an indefensible bucket?
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Kyle Wagner,
New York Daily News,
11 June 2026
The attitudes expressed by family court judges stripping parents of their rights are indefensible.
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Sun Sentinel Editorial Board,
Sun Sentinel,
10 June 2026
See All Example Sentences for indefensible
Joe Mathews,
Mercury News,
18 June 2026
The institutions calling $135 indefensible fought for allocation at $135.
—
Jon Markman,
Forbes.com,
12 June 2026
Wembanyama isolates Brunson in the post and gets one, two, three chances at the rim for an indefensible bucket?
—
Kyle Wagner,
New York Daily News,
11 June 2026
The attitudes expressed by family court judges stripping parents of their rights are indefensible.
—
Sun Sentinel Editorial Board,
Sun Sentinel,
10 June 2026
See All Example Sentences for indefensible
Recent Examples of Synonyms for indefensible
Adjective
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In their grievance letter, the detainees called the markups an unacceptable business practice with no apparent limit.
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Overt racial prejudice, long considered socially unacceptable, is increasingly visible in public life, marking a shift from previously subtle forms.
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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.
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Parents may be masking their children because the CDC continuously published shoddy research meant to support their unjustifiable policy positions.
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The move is widely deemed inexplicable and inexcusable, as George is considered an inconsistent, injury-prone downgrade from Brown, despite the draft capital.
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Dim projection, poor sound, dirty rooms, temperature swings, or worn seats are inexcusable.
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By then the alternate endings were a hot topic, and Rice pulled an outrageous stunt.
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In 2014, Messi began with that famously outrageous winner against Bosnia, arguably bettered it against Iran a few days later, with a splendid winner in stoppage time.
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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.
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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.
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Yet praising them in such a manner is unforgivable and can put him in the same bracket as Luis Figo.
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Concerns have also been raised regarding the safety of my fans, band, crew, family, and myself, including threats that are completely unfounded and unforgivable.
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This vicious machine chewed him up and spit him out in predictable fashion.
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The mood changed a bit when Tab Ramos took a vicious elbow to the side of his head and fractured his skull.
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“Indefensible.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/indefensible. Accessed 4 Jul. 2026.
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