'Defensible' definitions:
Definition of 'defensible'
(from WordNet)
adjective
Capable of being defended [syn: defendable, defensible]
Definition of 'Defensible'
From: GCIDE
- Defensible \De*fen"si*ble\, a. [Cf. F. d['e]fensable, LL. defensabilis, defensibilis. See Defense, and cf. Defendable.]
- 1. Capable of being defended; as, a defensible city, or a defensible cause. [1913 Webster]
- 2. Capable of offering defense. [Obs.] --Shak. [1913 Webster]
Synonyms of 'defensible'
From: Moby Thesaurus
- admissible,
- allowable,
- balanced,
- condonable,
- defendable,
- deserved,
- dispensable,
- due,
- equitable,
- even,
- evenhanded,
- excusable,
- exemptible,
- expiable,
- fair,
- fair and square,
- fit,
- forgivable,
- good,
- inoffensive,
- just,
- justifiable,
- justified,
- lawful,
- legal,
- legitimate,
- level,
- meet,
- meet and right,
- merited,
- pardonable,
- proper,
- reasonable,
- remissible,
- right,
- right and proper,
- rightful,
- square,
- tenable,
- unobjectionable,
- venial,
- vindicable,
- warrantable,
- warranted
Words containing 'Defensible'
- Defense,
- Defenser,
- Defensibility,
- Defensibleness,
- Defensive,
- Defensively,
- To be on the defensive,
- defensative,
- defensiveness,
- Defensive proteid,
- Flank defense,
- To stand on the defensive,
- air defense,
- biological defense,
- bw defense,
- chemical defense,
- civil defense,
- defense attorney,
- defense contractor,
- defense counsel,
- defense department,
- defense force,
- defense laboratory,
- defense lawyer,
- defense lawyers,
- defense mechanism,
- defense policy,
- defense program,
- defense reaction,
- defense secretary,
- defense system,
- defense team,
- defensive attitude,
- defensive gallery,
- defensive measure,
- defensive structure,
- deliberate defense,
- department of defense,
- hasty defense,
- line of defense,
- secretary of defense,
- In self-defense,
- Self-defense,
- Self-defensive,
- active air defense,
- biological warfare defense,
- defense intelligence agency,
- defense logistics agency,
- israeli defense force,
- missile defense system,
- passive air defense,
- anti-takeover defense,
- ballistic missile defense organization,
- defense information systems agency,
- defense reutilization and marketing service,
- defense technical information center,
- department of defense laboratory system,
- united states department of defense,
- basic point defense missile system,
- defense advanced research projects agency,
- united self-defense force of colombia,
- united self-defense group of colombia