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susceptible

[suh-sep-tuh-buhl] / səˈsɛp tə bəl /
ADJECTIVE
exposed, naive
Synonyms
STRONGEST
affected easy impressionable inclined liable prone ready receptive responsive sensitive vulnerable wide open
WEAK
aroused be taken in disposed easily moved fall for given gullible impressed impressible influenced mark movable nonresistant obnoxious open out on a limb persuadable predisposed pushover roused sensible sensile sentient sitting duck soft stirred subject sucker suggestible susceptive swallow swayed tender touched tumble for
Antonyms
STRONGEST
insensitive unlikely unresponsive unsusceptible
WEAK
resistant resisting

Example Sentences

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“It ignored the young patients who would be in her clinic, exposed to her speech, and susceptible to internalizing ideas that may scar them for life,” they wrote.

From Slate • Apr. 9, 2026

But by experiencing these girls and by befriending these girls, she is actually now opening her mind to be more susceptible to friendship, and ... understanding individuals who are different from who she is.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 8, 2026

Aside from the enormity of the amount proposed, defense budgets are as susceptible to leakage as any government-funded program.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 7, 2026

"Pakistan could be susceptible to allegations that it was naive," he says of that scenario.

From BBC • Mar. 30, 2026

And the early stages of these fishes, even more than the adults, are especially susceptible to direct chemical poisoning.

From "Silent Spring" by Rachel Carson