supportable

adjective

Definition of supportablenext
1
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 Fort Worth Independence Day shooting that killed one near Lake Arlington is being investigated as a justifiable homicide, according to a police report.
    — Lillie Davidson, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 15 July 2026
  • Police are investigating the incident as a justifiable homicide, according to the release.
    — Itzel Luna, Los Angeles Times, 28 June 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
  • Authority must be independently verifiable, revocable and time-limited.
    — Zak Doffman, Forbes.com, 2 Aug. 2026
  • The global textile industry is changing, driven by a clear and growing need for transparency and verifiable responsible practices across its supply chains.
    — SJ Studio, Footwear News, 31 July 2026
Definition of verifiable
Adjective
  • Southwest has set a goal to replace 10 percent of its jet fuel with sustainable aviation fuel by 2030.
    — Christopher Elliott, Forbes.com, 2 Aug. 2026
  • Even in these early stages, the project is generating praise, winning the Silver at this year's World Habitat Awards for innovative and sustainable housing projects.
    — Kamala Thiagarajan, NPR, 1 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
  • But technology now changes continuously, and examiners increasingly expect demonstrable, ongoing control rather than point-in-time adherence.
    — Chris Brown, Forbes.com, 17 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
Adjective
  • Sustained high performance by firms that treat customer value as primary remains the strongest empirical rebuttal.
    — Steve Denning, Forbes.com, 3 Aug. 2026
  • So far, though, the empirical pattern in fields like software, law, medicine, and content translation is that demand for human work shifts and grows as AI spreads.
    — Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune, 27 July 2026
Definition of empirical

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“Supportable.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/supportable. Accessed 5 Aug. 2026.

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