1
as in justifiable
capable of being defended with good reasoning against verbal attack
a line of argument that is probably not sustainable in a public forum against skilled debaters
Synonyms & Similar Words
Relevance
Antonyms & Near Antonyms
2
as in verifiable
capable of being proven as true or real
has no sustainable claim to the property without a deed or some other document
Synonyms & Similar Words
Antonyms & Near Antonyms
3
as in endurable
capable of being endured
the general didn't think that such heavy casualties could be sustainable for much longer
Synonyms & Similar Words
Antonyms & Near Antonyms
Example Sentences
Examples are automatically compiled from online sources to
show current usage.
Read More
Opinions expressed in the examples do not represent those of Merriam-Webster or its editors.
Send us feedback.
Recent Examples of sustainable
Tameka Peoples, founder and CEO of sustainable cotton manufacturer Seed2Shirt, deepens this perspective by pointing to the sheer economic gain at hand.
—
Cierra Black, Essence, 9 July 2025
Rachel McCaffery, a sustainable tourism expert, recalls stepping off a cruise ship in Corsica only to be greeted by protesters.
—Christopher Elliott, USA Today, 8 July 2025
As more researchers and companies get behind ideas like this, the future of sustainable building is looking a lot more grounded and a little more caffeinated.
—Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 8 July 2025
Other fun features of the hotel include a full-length spa pool and the fact that the property emphasizes environmentally friendly practices and sources electricity from sustainable sources, such as wind power.
—Jessica Vadillo, Travel + Leisure, 8 July 2025
See All Example Sentences for sustainable
Cierra Black, Essence, 9 July 2025
Rachel McCaffery, a sustainable tourism expert, recalls stepping off a cruise ship in Corsica only to be greeted by protesters.
—Christopher Elliott, USA Today, 8 July 2025
As more researchers and companies get behind ideas like this, the future of sustainable building is looking a lot more grounded and a little more caffeinated.
—Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 8 July 2025
Other fun features of the hotel include a full-length spa pool and the fact that the property emphasizes environmentally friendly practices and sources electricity from sustainable sources, such as wind power.
—Jessica Vadillo, Travel + Leisure, 8 July 2025
See All Example Sentences for sustainable
Recent Examples of Synonyms for sustainable
Adjective
-
Wilson County deputies' fatal shooting of a man following a domestic disturbance call at a home on Benders Ferry Road has been determined to be justifiable by the 15th District Attorney General, following an investigation.—
Andy Humbles,
The Tennessean,
2 July 2025
-
Secondly, people in these societies are more likely to perceive aversive behavior as common and justifiable.—
Abhimanyu Ghoshal,
New Atlas,
20 June 2025
Adjective
-
Some listeners began to have doubts about The Velvet Sundown's existence over the past week, with multiple Reddit and X threads pointing out the lack of verifiable information on the band.—
ArsTechnica,
ArsTechnica,
30 June 2025
-
Even at the height of the Cold War, the Soviet Union and the United States saw mutual benefit in verifiable strategic arms control.—
VIPIN NARANG,
Foreign Affairs,
24 June 2025
Adjective
-
Waiting for the movie to come to Racine, Wisconsin, didn’t seem endurable.—
Michael Phillips,
Chicago Tribune,
30 Apr. 2025
-
Those intimate pauses are more endurable than the film’s particularly unfunny comic centerpiece, in which the men venture into a nightclub to meet with a generic, coke-addled magnate.—
J. Kim Murphy,
Variety,
14 Mar. 2025
Adjective
-
Cheng and others walked through data points designed to underline that Amazon’s gigantic funnel brings demonstrable results to programmers big (HBO Max, Apple TV+, Paramount+) and niche (Crunchyroll).—
Cynthia Littleton,
Variety,
25 June 2025
-
Blue Ivy represents something unprecedented in American celebrity culture: the first generation of ultra-privileged children with extraordinary access and demonstrable talent.—
Sughnen Yongo,
Forbes.com,
21 June 2025
Adjective
-
The result is a new breed of marketing initiatives that balance creative intuition with empirical validation, allowing executives to identify the precise line between boldness and recklessness.—
Gary Drenik,
Forbes.com,
1 July 2025
-
Though it was hypothesized to be a pest-resisting tactic, there was no empirical evidence proving this.—
Jay Kakade
June 30,
New Atlas,
30 June 2025
Cite this Entry
“Sustainable.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sustainable. Accessed 13 Jul. 2025.
Copy CitationLove words? Need even more definitions?
Merriam-Webster unabridged
Share