vulnerabilities

NOUN

exposure

Synonyms

STRONGEST

susceptibility

STRONG

accountability amenability amenableness blame burden compulsion culpability debt duty indebtedness liability obligation onus openness subjection susceptibleness

WEAK

accountableness arrearage owing vulnerableness

Antonyms

STRONG

aid asset help irresponsibility

Example Sentences

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But Sebastien Desabre's remarkably brave DR Congo side caught England manager Thomas Tuchel's team off-guard with a formation shift which preyed on some of their vulnerabilities.

From BBC • Jul. 2, 2026

It is said to be able to identify vulnerabilities in computer code and exploit them.

From BBC • Jul. 1, 2026

Chinese AI models are closing the gap with American peers in many areas—especially the ability to detect cybersecurity vulnerabilities.

From Barron's • Jun. 30, 2026

They show how Regan made a multipronged assault on clients’ emotions by playing on their vulnerabilities, their need for income and their yearning to believe.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 29, 2026

All the old vulnerabilities, all the old fears of being somehow flawed gathered in her stomach and made her hands tremble.

From "Sula" by Toni Morrison