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indefensible

adjectiveCommon GRE wordMore I words

not justifiable or able to be defended

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Cutting funding for the clinic was an indefensible decision.

Synonyms
inexcusableunjustifiableuntenableunforgivable
Antonyms
defensiblejustifiable

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The committee's report was praised for its candor, yet its central recommendation was so blank that administrators could cite it to justify nearly any policy they had already resolved to pursue.

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Indefensible (adjective) means not justifiable or able to be defended
Here is indefensible used in an example sentence: "Cutting funding for the clinic was an indefensible decision."
Common synonyms for indefensible include inexcusable, unjustifiable, untenable, unforgivable.
Antonyms of indefensible include defensible, justifiable.
Indefensible is a GRE-level vocabulary word worth knowing for the Verbal section.

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