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untenable

adjective

Synonyms and Antonyms of untenable

formal not capable of being defended against attack or criticism; not tenable

an untenable argument

The theory is untenable.

Synonyms and Near Synonyms of untenable

flimsy, implausible, misleading, specious, unconvincing, weak

baseless, foundationless, groundless, invalid, nonvalid, unfounded, unreasonable, unsubstantiated, unsupported, unwarranted

illogical, irrational, nonlogical, unconscionable, unsound

fallacious, false, misled, wrong

gratuitous, uncalled-for, unnecessary

ill-advised, unreasoned

absurd, asinine, brainless, crackpot, crazy, fatuous, foolish, half-witted, harebrained, meaningless, nonsensical, preposterous, senseless, silly, simpleminded, stupid, unwise

Antonyms and Near Antonyms of untenable

certified, validated, verified

confirmed, corroborated

informed, logical, rational

commonsense, sane, sensible, sober, wise

actual, genuine, real, true

clear, cogent, compelling, convincing, credible, persuasive, plausible, satisfying, solid, sound

good, hard, just, justified, reasonable, reasoned, substantiated, valid, well-founded, well-grounded

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