untenable

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Adjective

untenable

1. Not able to be held, as of an opinion or position; unholdable, indefensible.

   The theory of cold fusion was untenable.

2. Unfit for habitation

Antonyms

• (not able to be held) tenable, defensible, sustainable
• (unfit for habitation) habitable

Related terms

• tenant

Translations

• French: intenable, insoutenable
• German: unhaltbar, unvertretbar
• Italian: insostenibile, indifendibile
• Portuguese: insustentável
• Russian: несостоя́тельный
• Spanish: insostenible

Translations

• German: unwirtlich, unbewohnbar
• Spanish: inhabitable

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