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sustainable
adjective
Synonyms and Antonyms of SUSTAINABLE
1
capable of being defended with good reasoning against verbal attack <a line of argument that is probably not sustainable in a public forum against skilled debaters>
Related Words rational, reasonable, sensible, well-grounded; acceptable, admissible, allowable, exceptionable, legitimate, passable, unobjectionable, viable, warrantable; confirmable, provable, verifiable; explainable, explicable
Near Antonyms absurd, illogical, irrational, ridiculous, unsound; extreme, outrageous, unreasonable; groundless, objectionable, unacceptable, unfounded; inexplicable, unexplainable
2
capable of being proven as true or real <has no sustainable claim to the property without a deed or some other document>
Synonyms checkable, confirmable, demonstrable, empirical (also empiric), provable, supportable, sustainable
Related Words certifiable, documentable, well-founded; defensible, excusable, justifiable, vindicable, warrantable; alleged, assumed, conjectured, guessed, presumed, surmised, suspected
3
capable of being endured <the general didn't think that such heavy casualties could be sustainable for much longer>
Related Words livable (also liveable), survivable; acceptable, adequate, admissible, allowable, permissible, reasonable, satisfactory
Near Antonyms agonizing, appalling, awful, bad, cruel, dire, dreadful, excruciating, frightful, ghastly, grisly, gruesome (also grewsome), harrowing, harsh, hideous, horrendous, horrible, horrid, horrifying, lurid, macabre, monstrous, nasty, nightmarish, painful, rotten, shocking, terrible, tormenting, torturous, unfortunate, vicious, vile, wretched; unacceptable; acute, extreme, intense, piercing; abhorrent, deplorable, disgusting, distasteful, loathsome, nauseating, obnoxious, offensive, repugnant, repulsive, revolting, sickening; abominable, evil, foul, heinous, noxious, odious, unspeakable
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