defensible.

1. Able to be supported with reasonable arguments or evidence.

2. Able to be protected against attack.

Use it for

Words that belong together

• defensible position
• defensible estimate

On the page

The estimate is conservative but defensible.

Usage notes

Primary category: academic / formal. Forms: Comparative more defensible; superlative most defensible when comparison is meaningful. Legacy lexical fields mirror sense 1 only. Use numbered sense fields for all meanings. Established modern English lexical item. No separate regional spelling or grammatical inflection entry. Writing functions: analysis, evaluation. Commonness: moderately common.