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tenable

feasible

 

 

tenable - something is capable of being defended

 

 

* His argument was tenable because he provided strong evidence to support his claims.
 
  * The company's financial plan proved to be tenable under careful examination by the board.
     
     

   
 

feasible - something is possible under given circumstances

     

 

* Given our current budget and resources, it is not feasible to launch a new product this year.
     
  * After careful planning and resource allocation, the project became feasible, and we were able to complete it on time.
     
     
 

Note : In summary, "tenable" relates more to the ability to defend or justify something, while "feasible" relates to the practicality or achievability of a task or goal.

     
 
 

lie, lay

 

little, a little

 

lose, loose

 

mature, matured

 

misused, disused

 

myself, by myself

 

moral, morale

 

officer, official

 

on time, in time

 

precede, proceed

 

percentage, per cent

 

persecuted, prosecuted

 

personal, personnel

 

 

price, prize

 

principal, principle

 

respectably, respectively

 

rational, rationale

 

rise, raise

 

site, sight

 

stationary, stationery

 

still, yet

 

super, superb

 

tenable, feasible

 

two cents, notion

 

weather, whether

 

wood, woods

 

 

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