English adjective: vulnerable | |||
| 1. | vulnerable susceptible to attack | ||
| Samples | A vulnerable bridge. | ||
| Similar | assailable, compromising, defenceless, defenseless, endangered, indefensible, insecure, open, penetrable, threatened, undefendable, undefended, under attack, under fire, unguarded, unsafe | ||
| See also | conquerable, dangerous, insecure, susceptible, unprotected, unsafe, unsafe | ||
| Antonyms | invulnerable | ||
| 2. | vulnerable susceptible to criticism or persuasion or temptation | ||
| Samples | Vulnerable to bribery. An argument vulnerable to refutation. | ||
| Similar | susceptible | ||
| Antonyms | insusceptible, unsusceptible | ||
| 3. | vulnerable capable of being wounded or hurt | ||
| Samples | Vulnerable parts of the body. | ||
| Similar | weak | ||
| Antonyms | strong | ||