supportable

adjective

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as in justifiable
capable of being defended with good reasoning against verbal attack are there ever circumstances where laws that restrict a person's freedom of speech are supportable?

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2
as in endurable
capable of being endured her beloved cat had been rescued from the burning house, making her other losses at least supportable

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as in verifiable
capable of being proven as true or real the news editor simply assumed the facts of the story were supportable and did not assign it to a fact checker

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“Supportable.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/supportable. Accessed 20 Mar. 2023.

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