Synonyms for vulnerable
ˈvʌl nər ə bəlvul·ner·a·ble

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1. vulnerableadjective

   Synonyms:
   unprotected, helpless, defenceless, unguarded, weak

   Antonyms:
   invincible, invulnerable

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1. vulnerable

   Synonyms:
   assailable, weak, exposed, tender, delicate

   Antonyms:
   unassailable, impregnable, invulnerable

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1. vulnerableadjective

   susceptible to attack

   "a vulnerable bridge"

   Antonyms:
   entrenched, defensible, unassailable, invulnerable, airtight, bombproof, air-tight, strong, unattackable, untouchable, inviolable, tight, impregnable, insusceptible, sheltered, shellproof, defendable, secure, unsusceptible

2. vulnerableadjective

   susceptible to criticism or persuasion or temptation

   "vulnerable to bribery"; "an argument vulnerable to refutation"

   Antonyms:
   airtight, defensible, strong, unsusceptible, tight, secure, air-tight, inviolable, unassailable, impregnable, sheltered, unattackable, shellproof, defendable, invulnerable, insusceptible, entrenched, untouchable, bombproof

3. vulnerableadjective

   capable of being wounded or hurt

   "vulnerable parts of the body"

   Antonyms:
   impregnable, inviolable, air-tight, sheltered, tight, unsusceptible, defensible, insusceptible, strong, unassailable, untouchable, bombproof, unattackable, airtight, invulnerable, defendable, shellproof, secure, entrenched

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1. harmful

   full of harm

   the harmful truth vignesh must tell shugale

   Submitted by asimahmed on April 3, 2020  

2. in the firing line

   Submitted by acronimous on January 11, 2018  

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1. List of paraphrases for "vulnerable":

   fragile, susceptible, sensitive, weak, exposed, vulnerability, disadvantaged, prone, defenceless, at-risk, endangered, delicate

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1. Amy Bushatz:

   Being in a military family is a vulnerable place to be, so I would say being cautious isn't a bad thing, but we're not people who live in fear. If they think they can have control over us by frightening us, they're wrong.

2. Ralph Peters:

   At al-Asad, the terrorists were doing three things, they were signaling that our advisers were vulnerable, thus -- they hope -- driving Obama to pull them out; demonstrating to jihadi-world that they're standing up to the Americans, and replying to Obama's claim that Islamic State has been stopped and turned back.

3. Albert Ko:

   When we get out our microscopes, we see that within countries, the most vulnerable have suffered most.

4. Isabelle Aubry:

   Instead of bringing care to victims of incest, a crime that will impact their entire lives and leave them with post-traumatic stress disorders, the state waits for them to ask for it, but how could they ? They are already incredibly vulnerable.

5. Sherry Towers:

   What we believe may be happening is national news media attention is like a 'vector' that reaches people who are vulnerable.