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

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Wiktionary4.0 / 1 vote

  1. vulnerableadjective

    Synonyms:
    unprotected, helpless, defenceless, unguarded, weak

    Antonyms:
    invincible, invulnerable

Complete Dictionary of Synonyms and Antonyms3.5 / 2 votes

  1. vulnerable

    Synonyms:
    assailable, weak, exposed, tender, delicate

    Antonyms:
    unassailable, impregnable, invulnerable

Princeton's WordNet0.0 / 0 votes

  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

Editors Contribution0.0 / 0 votes

  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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How to use vulnerable in a sentence?

  1. Joe Scarborough:

    This is the former reality TV host who spoke of running for president since the late 1980s, he was friends with Bill and Hillary Clinton and made contributions to Democrats, but he saw an opening with a racist conspiracy theory called ‘birtherism’ and targeted a party that was more vulnerable than expected.

  2. Isabelle Moussard Carlsen:

    By not releasing the( development) funds that they are holding from the The Taliban government, it's the vulnerable, it's the poor, it's these young girls who are suffering.

  3. Christina Pagel:

    In the over-50s, in our vulnerable populations, we have 90 % to 95 % fully vaccinated. And that's making a really big difference. So we do have a lot of hospitalizations, but it's nowhere near as high as it could be, and if Christina Pagel look at places like Florida, which is seeing unsustainable hospitalizations, this is because they have a higher number of people who are still vulnerable, so even though they have high vaccination rates overall, it's not helping them as much because of how its distributed in their population.

  4. David Weil:

    It's totally laid bare how vulnerable they are, we are seeing there are millions of workers, who have no social safety net protections, who are now on the front lines of delivering food and delivering packages.

  5. Erin Burnett:

    I am sharing this information publicly not to panic our residents but to protect them, my priority is for the well-being and safety of all residents -- particularly our most vulnerable.


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