immune

[ih-myoon] / ɪˈmyun /

ADJECTIVE

invulnerable

Synonyms

STRONGEST

exempt resistant unaffected

STRONG

clear free safe

WEAK

allowed favored hardened to insusceptible irresponsible licensed not affected not liable not subject privileged protected unanswerable unliable unsusceptible

Antonyms

STRONG

hindered

WEAK

susceptible unguarded unprotected vulnerable

Example Sentences

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Those at highest risk are people with weakened immune systems.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 18, 2026

Teffi was immune to his charms and never saw him again.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 17, 2026

"A bacterial CARD-NLR-like immune system controls the release of gene transfer agents," appears in Nature Microbiology.

From Science Daily • Apr. 17, 2026

Thanks to UK researchers it was quickly identified that the drug was effective at reducing an immune system over-reaction in Covid patients that led to fatal lung damage.

From BBC • Apr. 16, 2026

But she doesn’t understand that people are immune to the happiness of others too, not just their pain.

From "Everything Sad Is Untrue" by Daniel Nayeri

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