indefensible
adjective
in·de·fen·si·ble
ˌin-di-ˈfen(t)-sə-bəl 
1
a
: incapable of being maintained as right or valid : untenable
b
: incapable of being justified or excused : inexcusable
indefensible comments
2
: incapable of being protected against physical attack
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Examples of indefensible in a Sentence
The company adopted an indefensible position on the issue.
His behavior is ethically indefensible.
The city is in an indefensible location.
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What an indefensible, reprehensible & disrespectful thing to have done.
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Glenn Garner, Deadline, 16 Oct. 2024
Trump’s lies about having won that election in a landslide are indefensible, but glossing over them is a price Vance has been willing to pay for his political career.
—The Editors, National Review, 2 Oct. 2024
Impossible jobs make for good TV, but impossible demands sooner or later become indefensible in real life.
—Byallie Garfinkle, Fortune, 1 Oct. 2024
As countless experts have already pointed out, eliminating the tax on tips is indefensible as a matter of theory; tips are clearly income, as the law defines the term, and just as clearly income in an economic sense.
—Joseph Thorndike, Forbes, 30 Sep. 2024
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Glenn Garner, Deadline, 16 Oct. 2024
Trump’s lies about having won that election in a landslide are indefensible, but glossing over them is a price Vance has been willing to pay for his political career.
—The Editors, National Review, 2 Oct. 2024
Impossible jobs make for good TV, but impossible demands sooner or later become indefensible in real life.
—Byallie Garfinkle, Fortune, 1 Oct. 2024
As countless experts have already pointed out, eliminating the tax on tips is indefensible as a matter of theory; tips are clearly income, as the law defines the term, and just as clearly income in an economic sense.
—Joseph Thorndike, Forbes, 30 Sep. 2024
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“Indefensible.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/indefensible. Accessed 4 Nov. 2024.
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indefensible
adjective
in·de·fen·si·ble
ˌin-di-ˈfen(t)-sə-bəl
: impossible to defend
an indefensible position
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