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Antonyms for maintainable


Grammar : Adj
Spell : meyn-teyn
Phonetic Transcription : meɪnˈteɪn



Definition of maintainable

Origin :
  • mid-15c., from maintain + -able. Related: Maintainability.
  • As in arguable : adj tenable
  • As in tenable : adj reasonable
  • As in supportable : adj sustainable
Example sentences :
  • Where there was a garnishment given touching a plea of land, a writ of deceit is also maintainable.
  • Extract from : « Our Legal Heritage, 5th Ed. » by S. A. Reilly
  • I again mounted the ass, but found my sideward and unsupported seat only maintainable by a gymnastic of the severest order.
  • Extract from : « From the Oak to the Olive » by Julia Ward Howe
  • The chief-justice said that the action was not maintainable, as the status of slavery did not exist in England.
  • Extract from : « England, Picturesque and Descriptive » by Joel Cook

Synonyms for maintainable

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