supportable

adjective

Definition of supportablenext
1
as in justifiable
capable of being defended with good reasoning against verbal attack are there ever circumstances where laws that restrict a person's freedom of speech are supportable?

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2
as in endurable
capable of being endured her beloved cat had been rescued from the burning house, making her other losses at least supportable

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3
as in verifiable
capable of being proven as true or real the news editor simply assumed the facts of the story were supportable and did not assign it to a fact checker

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for supportable
  1. justifiable
  2. endurable
  3. verifiable
  4. sustainable
  5. demonstrable
  6. empirical
Adjective
  • He was sentenced to one year in prison, suspended for two years, under the Military Service Act, which allows for sentences of up to three years for evading mandatory military service without justifiable cause.
    Stella Kim, NBC News, 26 Nov. 2024
  • And seeing inaction or insufficient action from Washington in the face of this intimidation would give them justifiable cause for further alarm.
    Kyle Balzer, Foreign Affairs, 21 Nov. 2024
Definition of justifiable
Adjective
  • But for the past few weeks, it's made being trapped on the couch much more endurable, and even enjoyable, for me and my family.
    Adrienne So, WIRED, 1 Apr. 2020
  • But Russo understands the appeal, even the necessity, of those absurd affections that exceed all reason and make the travails of human life endurable.
    Ron Charles, Washington Post, 18 July 2023
Definition of endurable
Adjective
  • Legitimate curators usually have a verifiable online presence.
    Kurt Knutsson, CyberGuy Report, Fox News, 28 Nov. 2024
  • Aggregated verification enables verifiable machine learning, ensuring the integrity of training data and model outputs without having to re-execute entire algorithms.
    Ayush Gupta, Forbes, 6 Dec. 2024
Definition of verifiable
Adjective
  • Unless interest rates take a sustainable path lower, Bouley said the rise in new and existing home inventory will put downward pressure on home prices.
    Pia Singh, CNBC, 11 Dec. 2024
  • Over by Union Market, James Beard winner Edward Lee experiments with sustainable fine dining at the 22-seat tasting room Shia (reservations required).
    Anna Spiegel, Axios, 11 Dec. 2024
Definition of sustainable
Adjective
  • Amid destruction, Hezbollah faces a reckoning as Lebanese anger grows Throughout the escalation – and despite demonstrable blows to Iran and its Axis allies – anti-Israel rhetoric has not dimmed amid predictions of eventual victory over Israel.
    Scott Peterson, The Christian Science Monitor, 11 Dec. 2024
  • The most effective leaders will be those who can translate their range of professional experience into recognized and demonstrable leadership strengths.
    Cynthia Pong, JD, Forbes, 24 Nov. 2024
Definition of demonstrable
Adjective
  • The trio all hired the best-in-class consultants and advisers to handle the practical day-to-day grind, and usually persuaded the bosses that the empirical evidence offered a rational prescription.
    Philip Elliott, TIME, 11 Dec. 2024
  • Although the nation’s intelligence agencies have been divided over COVID’s origins, no empirical evidence has ever been published to support the lab-leak theory.
    Michael Hiltzik, Los Angeles Times, 10 Dec. 2024
Definition of empirical
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