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 supportable The output has to be supportable, reviewable and grounded in information that can actually survive scrutiny later. — Arun Ramakrishnan, Forbes.com, 1 June 2026 Claims about artificial intelligence must be technically accurate, operationally supportable, and consistent with the company’s financial results. — Perrie M. Weiner, Fortune, 23 Apr. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for supportable
  1. justifiable
  2. endurable
  3. verifiable
  4. sustainable
  5. confirmable
  6. demonstrable
  7. empirical
Adjective
  • Police are investigating the incident as a justifiable homicide, according to the release.
    — Itzel Luna, Los Angeles Times, 28 June 2026
  • Detectives were investigating the incident as a justifiable homicide, police said.
    — City News Service, Daily News, 28 June 2026
Definition of justifiable
Adjective
  • The former, which would prohibit defense contractors from using Claude in their government workflows, was annoying for Anthropic, but endurable.
    — Gideon Lewis-Kraus, New Yorker, 14 Mar. 2026
  • Recognizing this makes the feeling more endurable.
    — Daniel Smith, The Atlantic, 27 Feb. 2026
Definition of endurable
Adjective
  • Counties investigate these cases, and officials acknowledge that fraud exists, but neither the state nor local property appraisers publish verifiable statewide fraud statistics.
    — Sun Sentinel Editorial Board, Sun Sentinel, 5 July 2026
  • When deployed as a supporting layer, DLT can introduce a verifiable record that strengthens traceability across systems that were not originally designed to work together.
    — Maghnus Mareneck, Forbes.com, 1 July 2026
Definition of verifiable
Adjective
  • Good Chop is dedicated to providing the finest cuts of meat while promoting sustainable practices.
    — Rachel Cortez, USA Today, 4 July 2026
  • That was the backdrop against which Europe decided to make room for oil in its sustainable investment rules.
    — Ingmar Rentzhog, Forbes.com, 4 July 2026
Definition of sustainable
Adjective
  • Cekada is only the third person to be confirmed to lead the agency since the director's position was made confirmable in 2006.
    — Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 3 May 2026
  • Cekada is only the third person to be confirmed to lead the agency since the director’s position was made confirmable in 2006.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 29 Apr. 2026
Definition of confirmable
Adjective
  • America has witnessed a proliferation of voting rights groups with sound justification and demonstrable results, but there comes a point when there may be too much of a good thing.
    — Jeffrey Sonnenfeld, Time, 28 June 2026
  • Translate each core value into demonstrable behaviors, hiring criteria, decision-making frameworks and performance expectations.
    — Amanda Pascale, Forbes.com, 25 June 2026
Definition of demonstrable
Adjective
  • While there have been many lawsuits and much news reporting, there has been little empirical research testing whether a concentration in treatment centers are tied to a significant increase in overdoses in the area, the report said.
    — Teri Sforza, Oc Register, 5 July 2026
  • The surge also did considerable damage to the buildings within the surge zone, 85% of which were residential buildings, according to New York University's Furman Center, an empirical research institution.
    — Julia Jacobo, ABC News, 4 July 2026
Definition of empirical

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“Supportable.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/supportable. Accessed 7 Jul. 2026.

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