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Irrefutable vs Tenable - What's the difference?

irrefutable | tenable |

As adjectives the difference between irrefutable and tenable

is that irrefutable is irrefutable (undeniable, unable to be disproved) while tenable is capable of being maintained or justified; well-founded.

irrefutable

English

Adjective

(en adjective)
  • undeniable; unable to be disproved or refuted

    • Antonyms

    * refutable

    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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