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untenable

[uhn-ten-uh-buhl] / ʌnˈtɛn ə bəl /
ADJECTIVE
indefensible
Synonyms


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Since COVID-19, many doctors say the U.S. healthcare system has become increasingly untenable for them, with many looking to leave the country.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 23, 2026

He added: "It is absolutely untenable for customers to be without water."

From BBC • Apr. 14, 2026

“That seems like it could become a politically untenable situation, especially if gas prices are also high.”

From Salon • Mar. 30, 2026

For Kiryat Shmona resident Zehava Barak, the constant state of conflict seemed untenable.

From Barron's • Mar. 18, 2026

This left me no course but to regret that I had been “betrayed into a warmth which,” and on the whole to repudiate, as untenable, the idea that I was to be found anywhere.

From "Great Expectations" by Charles Dickens




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