Need another word that means the same as “prone”? Find 11 synonyms and 30 related words for “prone” in this overview.
The synonyms of “Prone” are: prostrate, susceptible, vulnerable, liable, inclined, given, subject, disposed, predisposed, open, on one's front
According to the Oxford Dictionary of English, “prone” as an adjective can have the following definitions:
disposed | Naturally disposed toward. James didn t seem disposed to take the hint. |
given | (of a document) signed and dated. Given the engine s condition it is a wonder that it started. |
inclined | Having made preparations. An inclined ramp. |
liable | Likely to experience (something undesirable. Non resident trustees are liable to the basic rate of tax. |
on one's front | Relating to or located in the front. |
open | Of a victor having won an open competition. Open waters. |
predisposed | Made susceptible. Because of conditions in the mine miners are predisposed to lung disease. |
prostrate | Growing along the ground. They surged forward around the prostrate figure on the ground. |
subject | Likely to be affected by something. He is subject to fits of depression. |
susceptible | Easily impressed emotionally. Patients with liver disease may be susceptible to infection. |
vulnerable | Susceptible to attack. We were in a vulnerable position. |
adept | A person who is skilled or proficient at something. An adept juggler. |
apposite | Apt in the circumstances or in relation to something. An apposite quotation. |
apropos | Very appropriate to a particular situation. Your letter arrived apropos. |
apt | Appropriate or suitable in the circumstances. She proved an apt pupil. |
aptness | Appropriateness for the occasion. The phrase had considerable aptness. |
compliant | Having the property of compliance. The conversion of the gel to a much less compliant rigid glass. |
disposed | Naturally disposed toward. He is favourably disposed towards the proposals. |
easy | With ease easy is sometimes used informally for easily. Her easy virtue. |
fain | In a willing manner. I am weary and would fain get a little rest. |
given | Specified or stated. Given the engine s condition it is a wonder that it started. |
gladly | In a willing manner. I would have gladly paid for it. |
happily | In an unexpectedly lucky way. Eleanor giggled happily. |
inclined | Having a preference, disposition, or tendency. An inclined plane. |
likely | Likely but not certain to be or become true or real. A likely topic for investigation. |
malleable | Capable of being shaped or bent or drawn out. A malleable metal can be beaten into a sheet. |
minded | Mentally oriented toward something specified. Civic minded. |
obey | Submit to the authority of (someone) or comply with (a law. The officer was convicted for refusing to obey orders. |
partiality | A predisposition to like something. An attack on the partiality of judges. |
pertinent | Being of striking appropriateness and pertinence. She asked me a lot of very pertinent questions. |
prepared | Equipped or prepared with necessary intellectual resources. A prepared statement. |
proper | According to or respecting social standards or conventions; respectable, especially excessively so. He is a proper youth. |
ready | Make ready or suitable or equip in advance for a particular purpose or for some use event etc. She is ready to resign. |
suggestible | Susceptible or responsive to suggestion. Suggestible young minds. |
susceptible | (often followed by `of’ or `to’) yielding readily to or capable of. They only do it to tease him he s too susceptible. |
tend | Have a tendency or disposition to do or be something be inclined. Walter tended towards corpulence. |
timely | Done or occurring at a favourable or useful time; opportune. The timely filing of his income tax return. |
tractable | Responsive to suggestions and influences. She has always been tractable and obedient even as a child. |
voluntary | (in a competition) a special performance left to the performer’s choice. Voluntary generosity in times of disaster. |
willing | Given or done readily. He was quite willing to compromise. |
willingly | In a willing manner. She went willingly. |
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