supportable

adjective

Definition of supportablenext
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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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3
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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Recent Examples of supportable The output has to be supportable, reviewable and grounded in information that can actually survive scrutiny later. — Arun Ramakrishnan, Forbes.com, 1 June 2026 Claims about artificial intelligence must be technically accurate, operationally supportable, and consistent with the company’s financial results. — Perrie M. Weiner, Fortune, 23 Apr. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for supportable
  1. justifiable
  2. endurable
  3. verifiable
  4. sustainable
  5. confirmable
  6. demonstrable
  7. empirical
Adjective
  • The valuation of Fernandez is entirely justifiable within the context of the huge fees paid by several Premier League clubs, and specifically City, for high-level central midfielders this summer.
    — Liam Twomey, New York Times, 19 Aug. 2026
  • Having lost its attempt to invalidate the FCC’s process for issuing financial penalties, Verizon now wants another chance to argue that the fine itself wasn’t legally justifiable.
    — Jon Brodkin, ArsTechnica, 17 Aug. 2026
Definition of justifiable
Adjective
  • Two people with divergent intuitions about what’s normal, or endurable, can end up tussling over the same territory.
    — Ian Crouch, New Yorker, 15 July 2026
  • Recognizing this makes the feeling more endurable.
    — Daniel Smith, The Atlantic, 27 Feb. 2026
Definition of endurable
Adjective
  • Each true story brings a different minefield to navigate in terms of what’s verifiable information, what’s unknown and the varying public sentiments.
    — Mikey O'Connell, HollywoodReporter, 16 Aug. 2026
  • But the bill would not expressly require a verifiable evidence chain across the different systems involved, from when a user initiates a task to the final outcome.
    — Aashis Luitel, The Conversation, 13 Aug. 2026
Definition of verifiable
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  • This is the second in a two-part series about sustainable tourism in Saitama.
    — Christopher Elliott, Forbes.com, 16 Aug. 2026
  • The property also uses non-toxic, sustainable cleaning products, offers recycling programs and composting, maintains a refill station to reduce single-use plastics, and sells eco-friendly products in the retail area.
    — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 15 Aug. 2026
Definition of sustainable
Adjective
  • Binding it all together is the chain-of-custody record that includes every handoff between teams, vendors and systems, with verification signatures that make each component's provenance independently confirmable.
    — Akash Pugalia, Forbes.com, 17 July 2026
  • Cekada is only the third person to be confirmed to lead the agency since the director's position was made confirmable in 2006.
    — Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 3 May 2026
Definition of confirmable
Adjective
  • The article highlights how the digital age and creator economy have rendered traditional qualifications insufficient, shifting value from scarce degrees to demonstrable skills and personal branding.
    — Alli Kushner, Forbes.com, 29 July 2026
  • America has witnessed a proliferation of voting rights groups with sound justification and demonstrable results, but there comes a point when there may be too much of a good thing.
    — Jeffrey Sonnenfeld, Time, 28 June 2026
Definition of demonstrable
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  • Whether employee ownership produces similar results is ultimately an empirical question, not an ideological one.
    — David I. Levine, Mercury News, 12 Aug. 2026
  • Sustained high performance by firms that treat customer value as primary remains the strongest empirical rebuttal.
    — Steve Denning, Forbes.com, 3 Aug. 2026
Definition of empirical

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“Supportable.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/supportable. Accessed 20 Aug. 2026.

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