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Tenable vs Thinkable - What's the difference?

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Tenable is a related term of thinkable.


As adjectives the difference between tenable and thinkable

is that tenable is capable of being maintained or justified; well-founded while thinkable is able to be thought or imagined; conceivable; feasible or possible.

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

    Anagrams

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    thinkable

    English

    Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • Able to be thought or imagined; conceivable; feasible or possible.
  • Morally acceptable or legal (rare).

    • Antonyms

    * unthinkable