Synonyms for tenable
| Grammar : Adj |
| Spell : ten-uh-buhl |
| Phonetic Transcription : ˈtɛn ə bəl |
Top 10 synonyms for tenable
Définition 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
- 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
Antonyms for tenable
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