Need another word that means the same as “vulnerable”? Find 17 synonyms and 30 related words for “vulnerable” in this overview.
The synonyms of “Vulnerable” are: in danger, in peril, in jeopardy, endangered, unsafe, unprotected, unguarded, exposed to, open to, wide open to, liable to, prone to, susceptible to, subject to, not above, in danger of, an easy target for
According to the Oxford Dictionary of English, “vulnerable” as an adjective can have the following definitions:
an easy target for | In fortunate circumstances financially; moderately rich. |
endangered | (of a species) seriously at risk of extinction. Legislation to protect endangered species. |
exposed to | With no protection or shield. |
in danger | Directed or bound inward. |
in danger of | Holding office. |
in jeopardy | Holding office. |
in peril | Currently fashionable. |
liable to | Likely to be affected with. |
not above | Appearing earlier in the same text. |
open to | Open to or in view of all. |
prone to | Having a tendency (to); often used in combination. |
subject to | Being under the power or sovereignty of another or others. |
susceptible to | Yielding readily to or capable of. |
unguarded | Without protection or a guard. An unguarded remark. |
unprotected | Not protected or kept safe from harm or injury. It is easy for anyone to get at the unprotected password file. |
unsafe | Lacking in security or safety. Drinking water in some areas may be unsafe. |
wide open to | Having great (or a certain) extent from one side to the other. |
debilitated | In a very weakened and infirm state. A debilitated patient. |
decrepit | Lacking bodily or muscular strength or vitality. A row of decrepit houses. |
delicacy | Lightness in movement or manner. I have to treat this matter with the utmost delicacy. |
delicate | A delicate fabric or garment. A delicate flavor. |
emaciated | Very thin especially from disease or hunger or cold. She was so emaciated she could hardly stand. |
feeble | Failing to convince or impress. Her feeble cries of pain. |
fragile | (of a person) not strong or sturdy; delicate and vulnerable. Fragile old bones. |
fragility | The quality of being easily broken or damaged. A film about the fragility of relationships. |
impressionable | Easily impressed or influenced. Children are highly impressionable and susceptible to advertising. |
infirm | Lacking firmness of will or character or purpose. Those who were old or infirm. |
malleable | (of a metal or other material) able to be hammered or pressed into shape without breaking or cracking. Malleable metals such as gold. |
parlous | Fraught with danger. The General s position was parlous. |
perilous | Exposed to imminent risk of disaster or ruin. A perilous voyage across the Atlantic in a small boat. |
pliant | Easily influenced or directed; yielding. Pliant willow stems. |
precarious | Not securely held or in position; dangerously likely to fall or collapse. The precarious life of an undersea diver. |
rickety | Affected by rickets. A rickety banking system. |
sensitive | Hurting. He was suspected of passing sensitive information to other countries. |
sensitiveness | Sensitivity to emotional feelings (of self and others. The sensitiveness of Mimosa leaves does not depend on a change of growth. |
sensitivity | Sensitivity to emotional feelings of self and others. He has a sensitivity to cow s milk. |
sensitization | Rendering an organism sensitive to a serum by a series of injections. Common gut bacteria prevent sensitization to allergens. |
shaky | Not safe or reliable; liable to fail or falter. After a shaky start the Scottish team made superb efforts. |
shivering | Vibrating slightly and irregularly; as e.g. with fear or cold or like the leaves of an aspen in a breeze. Sparkling light from the shivering crystals of the chandelier. |
spineless | Weak and purposeless. Spineless forms of prickly pear have been selected. |
susceptibility | The state or fact of being likely or liable to be influenced or harmed by a particular thing. Lack of exercise increases susceptibility to disease. |
susceptible | Easily impressed emotionally. Susceptible to colds. |
threatened | (of flora or fauna) likely in the near future to become endangered. The spotted owl is a threatened species not yet an endangered one. |
tractable | Responsive to suggestions and influences. Tractable young minds. |
unsafe | (of a verdict or conviction) not based on reliable evidence and likely to constitute a miscarriage of justice. Because the confession was unreliable the verdict was unsafe and unsatisfactory. |
weak | Relating to or denoting the weakest of the known kinds of force between particles which acts only at distances less than about 10 cm is very much weaker than the electromagnetic and the strong interactions and conserves neither strangeness parity nor isospin. A weak mind. |
weakly | Lacking bodily or muscular strength or vitality. If the lambs were weakly we had to feed them by hand. |
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