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
Catholic bishops, evangelical pastors, and interfaith coalitions are urging the administration to abandon any return to such practices, calling them morally indefensible and antithetical to American values.
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Andy J. Semotiuk, Forbes.com, 28 Mar. 2025
Wielding state power to discriminate against kids is indefensible.
—Mark Davis, Newsweek, 14 Mar. 2025
The 15% rate may be harsh and unwise, but 70% can seem indefensible.
—George Calhoun, Forbes, 26 Feb. 2025
What’s even worse is that public universities still consider legacy, which is indefensible.
—Latrice Walker, New York Daily News, 24 Feb. 2025
See All Example Sentences for indefensible
Andy J. Semotiuk, Forbes.com, 28 Mar. 2025
Wielding state power to discriminate against kids is indefensible.
—Mark Davis, Newsweek, 14 Mar. 2025
The 15% rate may be harsh and unwise, but 70% can seem indefensible.
—George Calhoun, Forbes, 26 Feb. 2025
What’s even worse is that public universities still consider legacy, which is indefensible.
—Latrice Walker, New York Daily News, 24 Feb. 2025
See All Example Sentences for indefensible
Recent Examples of Synonyms for indefensible
Adjective
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Cutting them to fund tax breaks for the wealthy is unacceptable.—
Tom Rogers,
MSNBC Newsweek,
30 Apr. 2025
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Change fatigue can cause corporate leadership to become more willing to accept the unwelcome, and to normalize the unacceptable.—
Michael Peregrine,
Forbes.com,
29 Apr. 2025
Adjective
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The risk-reward is simply unjustifiable at this point with BTC available as an alternative.—
Alexander S. Blume,
Forbes.com,
1 May 2025
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These tariffs are completely unjustifiable, and Canadians are united in the face of this economic threat.—
Jason D. Greenblatt,
MSNBC Newsweek,
2 Apr. 2025
Adjective
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Hynes won’t address or comment on Nyquist (who has been abysmal for 5 games, the worst player in the entire playoffs) and trots him out there in OT after that inexcusable offside, but Zeev gets benched quickly and Rossi gets demoted to 4th line and stays there.—
Michael Russo,
New York Times,
30 Apr. 2025
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The yelling is absolutely inexcusable and will indeed continue this, causing more harm and feelings of abandonment.—
David Faris,
MSNBC Newsweek,
11 Apr. 2025
Adjective
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Stripping a legislator of the power to vote over her opinions is outrageous.—
Dan McLaughlin,
National Review,
2 May 2025
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This is outrageous and the railroad must be overruled by President Trump and Secretary of Transportation Sean Duffy and New York politicians, particularly Republicans who have good relations with the White House, have to raise the alarm.—
New York Daily News Editorial Board,
New York Daily News,
28 Apr. 2025
Adjective
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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 anyone who is outside the MAGA bubble, the first and best half of Whipple’s book is a voyage into the unforgivable.—
Fintan O’Toole,
New York Times,
7 Apr. 2025
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Breach of confidence—that is the scarlet sin, the cardinal and unforgivable sin of our fraternal ethos.—
Charles Portis,
Harper's Magazine,
28 Feb. 2025
Adjective
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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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Alone in George’s office, Roger commits the unpardonable offense of reading his notebook.—
Rafaela Bassili,
Vulture,
20 Feb. 2025
Adjective
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Sandhagen dispatched Edgar with a vicious flying knee 28 seconds into that bout.—
Trent Reinsmith,
Forbes.com,
28 Apr. 2025
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In its most memorable moment, Walker dispatches a particularly vicious henchwoman with a harpoon to the neck.—
Mike Miller,
EW.com,
26 Apr. 2025
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“Indefensible.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/indefensible. Accessed 9 May. 2025.
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