Vocabulary
Untenable
English and Urdu gloss, synonyms and antonyms, and example usage from our editorial sentence cache where available.
English meaning
(especially of a position or view) not able to be maintained or defended against attack or objection.
Urdu meaning
غیر مستحکم، جو دلیل سے ثابت نہ ہو سکے
Example sentences (from Dawn)
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Continuing on the current path is untenable.
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Food dependency
— 2026-04-21
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This patchwork approach is untenable.
Dawn Editorials —
Ending child marriages
— 2026-04-15
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But if the war had prolonged, it may have made this balancing act untenable.
Dawn Editorials —
High-stakes diplomacy
— 2026-04-13
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It suggests that the government`s attempt to balance public relief and fiscal discipline is becoming increasingly untenable.
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IMF and subsidy
— 2026-04-07
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It is one of the rare moments in recent decades when the US appears isolated in a major conflict.A long-fractured, West-dominated world order now appears increasingly untenable in the wake of the US-Israel war on Iran.
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Trump`s new gimmick
— 2026-03-25
Synonyms
indefensible, undefendable, unarguable, insupportable, refutable, unsustainable, unjustified
Antonyms
tenable, defensible
Curator example
“this argument is clearly untenable”
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