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- DictionaryTen·a·ble/ˈtenəb(ə)l/
adjective
- 1. able to be maintained or defended against attack or objection: "such a simplistic approach is no longer tenable"
- 2. (of an office, position, scholarship, etc.) able to be held or used: "the post is tenable for three years"
Tenable means "holdable" in the sense of being capable of being defended or maintained. Learn the word history, synonyms, examples, and usage of tenable from the authoritative Merriam-Webster dictionary.
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Tenable means (of an opinion or position) able to be defended successfully or held for a particular period of time. Learn how to use this formal adjective in sentences and see its synonyms, antonyms and translations in different languages.
Tenable means able to be defended or held for a period of time. Learn how to use this formal adjective in different contexts, see examples from business and media, and find translations in Chinese and other languages.
Tenable means capable of being held, maintained, or defended, as against attack or dispute. It can also mean capable of being occupied, possessed, held, or enjoyed, as under certain conditions. See synonyms, word history, and example sentences.
To be tenable is to be evidence-based and well-founded. Tenable comes from the Latin root tenir which means "to hold," as in "hold together." If your plan is tenable, it will probably hold together when you execute it, or hold up to scrutiny.
Tenable means reasonable and defendable against criticism. Learn the synonyms, pronunciation, examples, and word origin of 'tenable' from Collins English Dictionary.
Tenable means reasonable and can be defended successfully. Learn how to use this adjective in different contexts with examples from the corpus and the business dictionary.
