What does untenable mean?

untenable means "(of theories etc) incapable of being defended or justified".

How many syllables are in untenable?

untenable has 4 syllables: un-ten-a-ble. The stress falls on "ten". In IPA it is /ənˈtɛnəbəl/.

What is another word for untenable?

Close synonyms include indefensible. 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 untenable a common word?

untenable 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.

What rhymes with untenable?

1 word rhymes with untenable. Rhymes are matched on the phonemes from the last stressed vowel onward, which is the definition a reader has in their head.

untenable — meaning, pronunciation and definition

adjective

1 senseA word that describes or qualifies a noun.

1.
(of theories etc) incapable of being defended or justified
Synonymsindefensible
Similarunreasonable

Questions about untenable

What does untenable mean?: untenable means "(of theories etc) incapable of being defended or justified".
How many syllables are in untenable?: untenable has 4 syllables: un-ten-a-ble. The stress falls on "ten". In IPA it is /ənˈtɛnəbəl/.
What is another word for untenable?: Close synonyms include indefensible. 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 untenable a common word?

Tools

Jump to

Images & video

PDF & writing

Calculate & convert

Health & fitness

AI, code & work

Learn & play

Tool directories

Search

Jump to

Explore AltFTool

Help

Theme

Tools

Jump to

Images & video

PDF & writing

Calculate & convert

Health & fitness

AI, code & work

Learn & play

Tool directories

Search

Jump to

Explore AltFTool

Help

Theme

untenable

adjective

Questions about untenable