indefensible.

Impossible to justify adequately.

Use it for

Words that belong together

• indefensible claim
• indefensible conduct

On the page

The selective omission is methodologically indefensible.

Usage notes

Primary category: analysis / argumentation / evidence. Forms: Comparative more indefensible; superlative most indefensible 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: evidence, inference, qualification. Commonness: moderately common.