Synonyms of maintainable

maintainable

adjective

as in justifiable

capable of being defended with good reasoning against verbal attack

it is important to choose a maintainable position for your thesis

Synonyms & Similar Words

• justifiable
• supportable
• defendable
• acceptable
• sustainable
• legitimate
• viable
• defensible
• rational
• tenable
• reasonable
• sensible
• admissible
• allowable
• provable
• verifiable
• unobjectionable
• well-grounded
• explainable
• explicable
• exceptionable
• warrantable
• passable
• confirmable

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• untenable
• unjustifiable
• ridiculous
• irrational
• absurd
• unreasonable
• unsound
• unsustainable
• illogical
• extreme
• indefensible
• objectionable
• unacceptable
• outrageous
• insupportable
• unfounded
• inexplicable
• groundless
• unexplainable

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of maintainable

The design also divides the plant into maintainable sectors, allowing equipment to be accessed and serviced over its operating life. — Atharva Gosavi, Interesting Engineering, 10 Sep. 2026

But working and maintainable are not the same thing, which is where companies start making very expensive mistakes. — Oleg Lola, Forbes.com, 8 July 2026

Why These Habits Actually Stick What makes these rules actually maintainable is their quick, flexible, and immediately impactful nature. — Jamie Cuccinelli, Martha Stewart, 2 June 2026

This will be crucial for ensuring the resulting code is easily maintainable by human engineers, but Josh Triplett, an open source developer who contributes to the Rust project, says this may prove challenging. — IEEE Spectrum, 28 Jan. 2026