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Vulnerable

🔄 Synonyms of "Vulnerable"

19 synonyms found via WordNet and Google Books.

Word	Definition
tendernoun	Sensitive or painful to the touch.
openverb	(usually not comparable) Physically unobstructed, uncovered, etc.
susceptiblenoun	Likely to be affected by something.
weak	Lacking in force (usually strength) or ability.
immaturenoun	Childish in behavior; juvenile.
insecure	Not comfortable or confident in oneself or in certain situations.
assailable	Able to be assailed or attacked.
unsafeverb	Not safe (various senses); dangerous.
compromisingnoun	Willing or able to make a compromise.
unguarded	Displaying a lack of caution or thought.
defenseless	Lacking any form of defense; vulnerable; open to attack.
youngnoun	In the early part of growth or life; born not long ago.
unprotected	Not protected; lacking defence or protection; exposed.
threatened	(especially ecology, of an organism) At risk of becoming endangered in the near future.
undefendable	Not capable of being defended
penetrable	Capable of being penetrated, entered, or pierced.
defenceless	(British spelling) Without defence; undefended.
endangered	in danger, at risk, said of something where there is a strong possibility something bad will happen to it (for example, a species in danger of going extinct)
undefended	Not defended.

Words with the opposite meaning.

Word	Definition
invulnerable	Incapable of being injured; not vulnerable.

Found via reverse dictionary — words that share a conceptual meaning.

Word	Definition
weak	Lacking in force (usually strength) or ability.
unsafe	Not safe (various senses); dangerous.
tender	Sensitive or painful to the touch.
assailable	Able to be assailed or attacked.
susceptible	Likely to be affected by something.
defenseless	Lacking any form of defense; vulnerable; open to attack.
defenceless	(British spelling) Without defence; undefended.
insecure	Not comfortable or confident in oneself or in certain situations.
unguarded	Displaying a lack of caution or thought.
unprotected	Not protected; lacking defence or protection; exposed.
undefendable	Not capable of being defended
open	(usually not comparable) Physically unobstructed, uncovered, etc.
compromising	Willing or able to make a compromise.
undefended	Not defended.
young	In the early part of growth or life; born not long ago.
penetrable	Capable of being penetrated, entered, or pierced.
immature	Childish in behavior; juvenile.
threatened	(especially ecology, of an organism) At risk of becoming endangered in the near future.
endangeredverb	in danger, at risk, said of something where there is a strong possibility something bad will happen to it (for example, a species in danger of going extinct)
under attack	"Under Attack" is a song by Swedish pop group ABBA, released in December 1982 as the second and final single from the compilation The Singles: The First Ten Years.