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more indefensible
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most indefensible
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(of theories) lacking a sustainable evidentiary or rational basis against challenges to its validity
- The theory that the earth is flat is indefensible in the face of clear geological and astronomical evidence that demonstrates our planet is spherical.
- Once Einstein published his paper on general relativity in 1915, Newtonian mechanics became indefensible as the sole explanatory framework for phenomena like Mercury's orbit.
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cannot be justified or reasonably defended due to lacking ethical, logical or valid reasons
- The decision to fire employees without cause left the company open to lawsuits since its actions were clearly indefensible.
- Citing conspiracy theories as evidence, the senator proposed indefensible claims that lacked legitimate factual support.
- The ethics board condemned the experimentation on human subjects without consent as wholly unjustifiable and called for sanctions for such indefensible actions.
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not able to be protected against attack