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susceptible

[səˈsɛptɪbl̩]adjective4 syllables

Susceptible means: (often followed by ‘of’ or ‘to’) yielding readily to or capable of.

Synonyms for susceptible35

adjective, as in (often followed by ‘of’ or ‘to’) yielding readily to or capable of

allergic, hypersensitive, hypersensitized, hypersensitised, sensitized, sensitised, supersensitive, supersensitized, supersensitised, amenable, capable, open, subject, convincible
and 10 more, persuadable, persuasible, suasible, fictile, pliable, liable, nonimmune, nonresistant, unresistant, predisposed

adjective, as in easily impressed emotionally

impressionable, waxy, impressible

also used for susceptible

exposed, impaired, prone, receptive, sensitive, unguarded, vulnerable, weak

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Opposites of susceptible

unsusceptible

What does susceptible mean?2

adjective

1

(often followed by ‘of’ or ‘to’) yielding readily to or capable of“susceptible to colds”

2

easily impressed emotionally

Definitions from the Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

What rhymes with susceptible?2

four syllables

acceptable

five syllables

unacceptable
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Susceptible in a sentence

  • Socially awkward children are more susceptible to bullying.Lepotdeterre
  • Camgirls are especially susceptible to sexual harassment online.sabretou
  • The whales are susceptible to ship strikes and entanglements in fishing gear.Hybrid
  • Belize's dependence on energy imports makes it susceptible to energy price shocks.The_World_Factbook
  • Thinking you're not susceptible to mind control actually makes you susceptible to mind control.DJ_Saidez
  • Experts have concluded that the country's power grid is susceptible to a cyber attack.ddnktr
  • Smoking makes me more susceptible to infections and illnesses.Nuel
  • Amnesty International has proven susceptible to pressure, which calls everything they do into question.rul

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