Antonyms for tenable

Grammar : Adj

Spell : ten-uh-buhl

Phonetic Transcription : ˈtɛn ə bəl

Definition of tenable

Origin : 1570s, from Middle French tenable, from Old French (12c.), from tenir "to hold," from Latin tenere "hold, keep" (see tenet).

adj reasonable

Example sentences :

I do not think a single objection which is made to woman suffrage is tenable.
Extract from : « The History of Woman Suffrage, Volume IV » by Various

But this view, if tenable then, has long since been abandoned.
Extract from : « Albert Gallatin » by John Austin Stevens

Truly, it is tenable that the world exists only in consciousness.
Extract from : « The Mutiny of the Elsinore » by Jack London

The reader must judge whether this position is tenable or not.
Extract from : « Thoughts on Missions » by Sheldon Dibble

It had been for some time seen that the town of Portsmouth was not a tenable post.
Extract from : « Hurricane Hurry » by W.H.G. Kingston

Yet there could be as little doubt that no other theory was tenable.
Extract from : « The Life of John of Barneveld, 1614-23, Volume II. » by John Lothrop Motley

Whether his positions were tenable or flimsy, they had been openly taken.
Extract from : « The Life of John of Barneveld, 1614-23, Volume II. » by John Lothrop Motley

There is, however, no argument here, and the theory is not a tenable one.
Extract from : « Bible Animals; » by J. G. Wood

She has seen that the affair is a little too deep for that, and the field not tenable.
Extract from : « Gerfaut, Complete » by Charles de Bernard

This, on the whole, seems to be considered the most tenable interpretation.
Extract from : « Expositor's Bible: The Epistles of St. John » by William Alexander

Synonyms for tenable

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