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
And the license the Trump administration is giving policing agencies like ICE to terrorize migrants is indefensible — resulting in the harassment, detention and banishment of veterans, students, children, and hardworking people just trying to provide for their families.
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Sandy Hudson, refinery29.com, 9 July 2025
Compelling teachers to lie to parents is morally indefensible and violates their First Amendment rights.
—Amy Reichert, San Diego Union-Tribune, 25 June 2025
Acts of property damage or violence, like smashing curbs or throwing Molotov cocktails, are indeed indefensible.
—Letters To The Editor, The Orlando Sentinel, 24 June 2025
Citing isolated incidents of unrest to justify a military crackdown across a city as large as Los Angeles, as Trump's supporters have done, is both legally indefensible and dangerously misleading.
—Faisal Kutty, MSNBC Newsweek, 19 June 2025
See All Example Sentences for indefensible
Sandy Hudson, refinery29.com, 9 July 2025
Compelling teachers to lie to parents is morally indefensible and violates their First Amendment rights.
—Amy Reichert, San Diego Union-Tribune, 25 June 2025
Acts of property damage or violence, like smashing curbs or throwing Molotov cocktails, are indeed indefensible.
—Letters To The Editor, The Orlando Sentinel, 24 June 2025
Citing isolated incidents of unrest to justify a military crackdown across a city as large as Los Angeles, as Trump's supporters have done, is both legally indefensible and dangerously misleading.
—Faisal Kutty, MSNBC Newsweek, 19 June 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for indefensible
Adjective
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While Led Zeppelin would have benefited greatly from Reid’s singing, songwriting and distinctive guitar work, being in that barnstorming band would have placed unacceptable artistic restraints on him.—
George Varga,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
5 Aug. 2025
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The unexpected adverse media campaign that was launched by those who resigned on 24 March 2025 has caused incalculable damage and offers a glimpse of the unacceptable behaviors displayed in private.—
Simon Perry,
People.com,
5 Aug. 2025
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Claude, valued at $61.5 billion, could cost $80–90 billion with market premiums, unjustifiable when licensing suffices.—
Roomy Khan,
Forbes.com,
3 July 2025
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Iran says talks now ‘unjustifiable’ The sixth round of U.S.-Iran indirect talks planned for Sunday over Iran ’s nuclear program will not take place, mediator Oman said.—
Jon Gambrell,
Los Angeles Times,
14 June 2025
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There was also another inexcusable error on the bases — which has become a common theme for the Yankees in the second, Paul Goldschmidt popped up to second base with one out and Jazz Chisholm Jr. on first.—
James Oconnell,
The Orlando Sentinel,
3 Aug. 2025
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There was also another inexcusable error on the bases — which has become a common theme for this Bomber squad.—
James O'Connell,
New York Daily News,
2 Aug. 2025
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This game lets fans of telenovelas take on the outrageous characters and melodramatic plot twists to tell memorable stories.—
Rob Wieland,
Forbes.com,
6 Aug. 2025
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Adam Devine brought outrageous comedy to the role of Bumper and has been a regular face in film and TV since.—
Tereza Shkurtaj,
People.com,
3 Aug. 2025
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Conservatives and Republicans in Congress continue to claim that the cost of Social Security, Medicare and Medicaid benefits is an insupportable burden on America, so benefits need to be cut, though President-elect Donald Trump has vowed to preserve entitlements like Social Security and Medicare.—
Michael Hiltzik,
Los Angeles Times,
7 Jan. 2025
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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.—
Michelle Goldberg,
The Mercury News,
14 Mar. 2024
Adjective
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For a character as proud as Kahn, this may be unforgivable, despite the consolatory Alamo that Hank rolls under the closing garage door.—
Genevieve Koski,
Vulture,
5 Aug. 2025
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The Manhattan murders are unforgivable, with families now forever impacted because of them.—
Keita Franklin,
New York Daily News,
4 Aug. 2025
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If Sam is wrong, his journalistic sin is unpardonable.—
Neal B. Freeman,
National Review,
13 May 2025
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Attacking innocent citizens, in this case tourists, is utterly appalling and unpardonable.—
Ross Rosenfeld,
MSNBC Newsweek,
22 Apr. 2025
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Feeling profoundly betrayed and abandoned by David, Rebecca’s loyalty lies with the vicious and conniving Juno, the only family she’s known for the last decade.—
Aramide Tinubu,
Variety,
13 Aug. 2025
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Nothing could possibly go wrong with all the vicious alien specimens on board, right?—
Kelly Lawler,
USA Today,
12 Aug. 2025
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“Indefensible.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/indefensible. Accessed 19 Aug. 2025.
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