unfortifiable
Impossible to defend
Not capable of being fortified or made defensible.
A position may be unfortifiable due to terrain, resources, or strategic circumstances: The low ground was unfortifiable—any wall we built would be overlooked by the surrounding hills.
The word applies equally to physical defenses and abstract positions: His argument proved unfortifiable once the evidence emerged.
Without means to resist
- undefendedLacking protective measures
- unprotectedWithout safeguard or shield
- assailableOpen to attack
- penetrableCapable of being pierced
breachable · attackable · susceptible · conquerable · accessible · insecure · unguarded · pregnable
Not meant to last
- temporaryLimited in duration
- makeshiftTemporary, improvised substitute
- unstableProne to sudden change
- flimsyWeak and easily damaged
insubstantial · ramshackle · rickety · precarious · unsound · porous · crumbling · dilapidated
Not closed
- nakedWearing no garments
- bareLacking any covering
- uncoveredMade visible or known
- unshelteredHaving no overhead protection
visible · out in the open · conspicuous · unscreened · unshielded · laid bare · unhidden · unconcealed
defenseless
Without means to resist
- undefendedLacking protective measures
- unprotectedWithout safeguard or shield
- assailableOpen to attack
penetrable · breachable · attackable · susceptible · conquerable · accessible · insecure · unguarded · pregnable · permeable
impermanent
Not meant to last
flimsy · insubstantial · ramshackle · rickety · precarious · unsound · porous · crumbling · dilapidated · untenable
open
Not closed
unsheltered · visible · out in the open · conspicuous · unscreened · unshielded · laid bare · unhidden · unconcealed · revealed
unfortifiablefortifiable
Able to be strengthened
defensible · securable · protectable · stronghold · impregnable
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