defensible

1. 1.

   capable of being defended

   Synonymsdefendable

   Similarinvulnerable

Questions about defensible

What does defensible mean?

defensible means "capable of being defended".

How many syllables are in defensible?

defensible has 4 syllables: de-fen-si-ble. The stress falls on "fen". In IPA it is /dɪˈfɛnsəbəl/.

What is another word for defensible?

Close synonyms include defendable. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is defensible a common word?

defensible is banded "Uncommon" — turns up in careful writing rather than conversation. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.