Choose the most appropriate synonym of the underlined word.
Once the CCTV footage from the gate was shared, the watchman’s claim that nobody had entered the society after midnight became untenable.
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 2
The correct answer is Option (2) → Indefensible
As used in the sentence, untenable means impossible to defend or support with good reasons. Its synonym is indefensible. Example: With three witnesses against him, Vikram’s story that he was at home all evening was untenable.
| Word | Meaning | Example |
|---|---|---|
| (1) Unverified | not yet checked or proved (it may still turn out to be true) | The WhatsApp message about a holiday on Monday was unverified. |
| (2) Indefensible (answer) | too weak or wrong to be defended (same as untenable) | Shouting at the waiter over a small delay was indefensible. |
| (3) Unassailable | so strong that nobody can question or attack it (the opposite of untenable) | After five centuries in a row, Meera’s place in the team was unassailable. |
| (4) Irrelevant | not connected with the matter being discussed | The teacher told Kunal that his long story about his cousin was irrelevant to the essay topic. |
| Synonyms of untenable: indefensible, unjustifiable, unsupportable Antonyms of untenable: defensible, sound, justifiable, unassailable |