Meanings
adjectivedefendable (comparative more defendable, superlative most defendable)
comparative more defendable · superlative most defendable
- Capable of being defended.
Synonyms: defensible
Synonyms & antonyms
adjectiveCapable of being defended.
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adjectivecapable of being defended
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Origin
- Old Frenchdeffendable
- Englishdefendable
From Old French deffendable (French défendable), from défendre + -able.
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Catalan defensable
- defensablecapable of being defended
French défendable
- défendablecapable of being defended
Italian difendibile, sostenibile
- difendibilecapable of being defended
- sostenibilecapable of being defended
- tenibilecapable of being defended
Spanish defendible
- defendiblecapable of being defended
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APA
defendable. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/defendable
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“defendable.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/defendable. Accessed November 2, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “defendable,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/defendable.
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