tenably
In supportable fashion
In a way that can be defended or maintained against challenge.
A position held tenably has enough supporting evidence or logic to withstand criticism: She argued tenably that the policy would reduce costs.
The word appears most often in its negative form—The theory is no longer tenably supported by the evidence.
Able to be justified
- justifiableAble to be defended
- supportableAble to be justified
- sustainableAble to endure long-term
- arguableOpen to dispute
reasonable · logical · sound · valid · warranted · legitimate · credible · plausible
Able to be proven
- substantiatedConfirmed with evidence
- demonstrableAble to be proven
- evidencedShown through proof
- corroboratedConfirmed as true
confirmable · documented · supportable · factual · reliable · authentic · trustworthy · accurate
defensible
Able to be justified
- justifiableAble to be defended
- supportableAble to be justified
- sustainableAble to endure long-term
arguable · reasonable · logical · sound · valid · warranted · legitimate · credible · plausible · coherent
verifiable
Able to be proven
- substantiatedConfirmed with evidence
- demonstrableAble to be proven
- evidencedShown through proof
corroborated · confirmable · documented · supportable · factual · reliable · authentic · trustworthy · accurate · solid
tenablyindefensibly
Without valid justification
unjustifiably · unsupportably · groundlessly · baselessly · unreasonably
tenablyimplausibly
In an unbelievable way
incredibly · absurdly · preposterously · ridiculously · unbelievably