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Believable vs Tenable - What's the difference?

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As adjectives the difference between believable and tenable

is that believable is capable of being believed; credible while tenable is capable of being maintained or justified; well-founded.

believable

English

Adjective

(en adjective)
  • Capable of being believed; credible.

    • Synonyms

    * plausible

    Antonyms

    * unbelievable

    Related terms

    * believability * believableness

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    tenable

    English

    Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • capable of being maintained or justified; well-founded
    • Back in the 1800s, many did not consider Darwin's theory of evolution to be tenable at all.
  • (of a defensive structure) capable of being defended against assault or attack; defensible

    • Antonyms

    * untenable

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