If you’re like me, you get a little confused by these words. “Defendable” and “defensible” are almost identical, but they have slightly different meanings. As it turns out, these words have been used in the English language for hundreds of years—and yet nobody seems to know what they mean! Let’s fix that.

Defendable and defensible are nearly interchangeable words.

Defendable and defensible are nearly interchangeable words. Defendable is more common in the U.S., but you’ll find both terms used throughout the English-speaking world.

Defendable and defensible are both adjectives, so they can be used to describe nouns such as “a defendable position” or “a defensible argument.” You can also use them as adverbs: “the defense was not very well prepared for this trial.”

A defense is a line of reasoning or evidence that supports a position.

A defense is a line of reasoning or evidence that supports a position. A defense can be used in response to an accusation or attack, and it’s usually presented by an attorney during court proceedings.

Defendable and defensible are synonyms that mean “capable of being defended.” They’re both adjectives, so you can use them before nouns (for example: “a defendable argument”) or after verbs (for example: “I will defend my thesis”). However, defendable is more common than defensible in everyday usage because it sounds less formal and has fewer syllables!

Defendable and defensible mean capable of being defended or defended successfully.

Defendable and defensible mean capable of being defended or defended successfully.

Defendable: “I felt like I had done a good job defending my thesis, but the committee didn’t agree.”

Defensible: “We need to make sure that whatever we decide to do here is defendable in court.”

In the U.S., you can defend yourself but not your reputation.

You can defend yourself in court, but not your reputation.

When you’re accused of something, you can defend yourself and try to prove your innocence. But if someone says something bad about you that isn’t true and doesn’t have any proof behind it, there’s nothing for you to do except try (and probably fail) at repairing the damage done by their words. You can’t sue anyone for defamation of character because there’s no “character” involved–it’s just an attack against who or what they perceive you to be based on limited information about the situation at hand.

You also can’t defend positions that aren’t yours; this includes anything from a job title all the way down onto specific tasks within those roles as well as broader responsibilities such as managing staff members’ performance reviews or providing feedback on projects where other people are involved too heavily with decisions made throughout each step along those processes before coming together at some point during execution which requires input from everyone involved so there isn’t really much room left over after talking through everything else needed beforehand anyway so why bother trying?

If you’re going to use one of these words, make sure it’s the right one for your sentence.

If you’re going to use one of these words, make sure it’s the right one for your sentence. For example, if you’re writing about a defense lawyer who defends his client successfully in court, “defensible” is the best choice. If your boss asks you why he should keep your job and give you a raise (or if someone else asks), saying that they should do so because they’d be defending their actions by doing so would likely not go over well!

Defendable and defensible are nearly interchangeable when it comes to describing something as able to be defended or defended successfully. However, since both words stem from Latin roots meaning “defense,” there are subtle differences between them: defendable refers more specifically to being able to put up resistance against an attack or criticism; whereas defensible is broader in scope–it could mean having good reasons for doing something or having an excuse for doing something wrong (i..e., being able defend it).

In the end, it’s really up to you which word you choose. The two are almost identical in meaning and usage and they can both be used interchangeably in most contexts. The key thing is to make sure that your audience understands what you mean by “defendable” or “defensible”. You may even want to consider using both words in different sentences so that people know what each one means!