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Credible vs Tenable - What's the difference?

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Credible is a synonym of tenable.


As adjectives the difference between credible and tenable

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

credible

English

Adjective

(en adjective)
  • believable or plausible
  • authentic or convincing

    • Related terms

    * credibility * credit * credence * credential

    See also

    * street cred

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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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