Indefensible
adjective
Something that cannot be defended or justified.
His actions were indefensible and caused a lot of harm.
Often appears as...
- indefensible actions
- indefensible behavior
adjective
Something that cannot be protected or guarded from attack.
The city's location made it indefensible from the enemy's attacks.
Often appears as...
- indefensible location
- indefensible border
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Technical
adjective
Something that cannot be defended or justified.
His actions were indefensible and caused a lot of harm.
Often appears as...
- indefensible actions
- indefensible behavior
adjective
Something that cannot be protected or guarded from attack.
The city's location made it indefensible from the enemy's attacks.
Often appears as...
- indefensible location
- indefensible border
Usage tips
Technical
Definition 1 of 2
Pro Tip 1/3Moral Judgment
Used when someone's actions are completely wrong or unethical.
Stealing from charity is absolutely indefensible.
Pro Tip 2/3Criticism Context
Common in arguments criticizing a person or group's actions.
The politician's corrupt behaviour was indefensible.
Pro Tip 3/3Strong Disapproval
Signals strong disapproval, often leading to condemnation.
The company's pollution of the river is indefensible.
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arguableinsupportablejustifiablereasonablesustainableunacceptableunfoundedwarrant
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Inside the Green Berets:...
possibly up here in the in the ridges we've been blocked on the cliffside for over two hours now it's a dangerous and nearly indefensible position you as the camera crew yeah well you got to keep filming of course but if things get bad I'd hide toward the back of the truck
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The agony of opioid...
America's epidemic is far bigger than that, but when a medication is responsible for tens of thousands of deaths a year, reckless management of that medication is indefensible. Helping opioid therapy patients to get off the medication that they were prescribed
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Can you outsmart the...
because it can have dire consequences in many situations. Failure to recognize the fact that a compromise between two positions, one of which is morally indefensible, is also morally indefensible, has helped to perpetuate countless injustices large and small.
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Giving situations new...
to aggravate the situation addictions and demolitions that are often very unlawful and totally indefensible are backed by compelling developments our language and technical jargons now quite
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Inside the Green Berets:...
possibly up here in the in the ridges we've been blocked on the cliffside for over two hours now it's a dangerous and nearly indefensible position you as the camera crew yeah well you got to keep filming of course but if things get bad I'd hide toward the back of the truck
Video examples
The agony of opioid...
America's epidemic is far bigger than that, but when a medication is responsible for tens of thousands of deaths a year, reckless management of that medication is indefensible. Helping opioid therapy patients to get off the medication that they were prescribed
Video examples
Can you outsmart the...
because it can have dire consequences in many situations. Failure to recognize the fact that a compromise between two positions, one of which is morally indefensible, is also morally indefensible, has helped to perpetuate countless injustices large and small.
Video examples
Giving situations new...
to aggravate the situation addictions and demolitions that are often very unlawful and totally indefensible are backed by compelling developments our language and technical jargons now quite
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Quote examples
S.E. Cupp
American Journalist
Sacrifice is putting country before party and principles before politics. It is not defending the indefensible, protecting the powerful, or staying silent in the face of injustice just because you'd like to keep your job.
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Winnie Byanyima
Ugandan Politician
We need to tackle extreme inequality because it is morally indefensible and socially corrosive - undermining our health, affecting our well-being, and undermining peaceful societies.
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Kevin Eubanks
American Musician
It is hard for a black man to just be himself. We spend so much time in defense of something that is indefensible because there is nothing to defend.
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Jello Biafra
American Musician
Respecting other people's cultures is well and good, but I draw the line at where some branches of Islam, what they do to women. It's indefensible.
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Janet Malcolm
American Writer
Every journalist who is not too stupid or too full of himself to notice what is going on knows that what he does is morally indefensible.
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Tibor Fischer
British Novelist
When I think of Hungarian films, I think of despair and bleakness, and what's more, despair and bleakness of indefensible duration.
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Jacob Rees-Mogg
English Politician
My personal opinion is that life begins at the point of conception, and abortion is morally indefensible.
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Diane Abbott
British Politician
You can't defend the indefensible - anything you say sounds self-serving and hypocritical.
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Dakin Matthews
American Actor
I believe that the arts of a culture are terribly important and yet almost indefensible.
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George Orwell
British Author
In our time political speech and writing are largely the defense of the indefensible.
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S.E. Cupp
American Journalist
Sacrifice is putting country before party and principles before politics. It is not defending the indefensible, protecting the powerful, or staying silent in the face of injustice just because you'd like to keep your job.
Quote examples
Winnie Byanyima
Ugandan Politician
We need to tackle extreme inequality because it is morally indefensible and socially corrosive - undermining our health, affecting our well-being, and undermining peaceful societies.
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Kevin Eubanks
American Musician
It is hard for a black man to just be himself. We spend so much time in defense of something that is indefensible because there is nothing to defend.
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Jello Biafra
American Musician
Respecting other people's cultures is well and good, but I draw the line at where some branches of Islam, what they do to women. It's indefensible.
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Janet Malcolm
American Writer
Every journalist who is not too stupid or too full of himself to notice what is going on knows that what he does is morally indefensible.
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Tibor Fischer
British Novelist
When I think of Hungarian films, I think of despair and bleakness, and what's more, despair and bleakness of indefensible duration.
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Jacob Rees-Mogg
English Politician
My personal opinion is that life begins at the point of conception, and abortion is morally indefensible.
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Diane Abbott
British Politician
You can't defend the indefensible - anything you say sounds self-serving and hypocritical.
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Dakin Matthews
American Actor
I believe that the arts of a culture are terribly important and yet almost indefensible.
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George Orwell
British Author
In our time political speech and writing are largely the defense of the indefensible.
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