Meaning | susceptible to attack / attack / attack. |
---|
Example | "a vulnerable bridge" |
---|
Narrower | assailable, undefendable, undefended, open | not defended or capable of being defended |
---|
compromising | Vulnerable to danger especially of discredit or suspicion |
defenseless, defenceless | lacking protection or support |
endangered | (of flora or fauna) in imminent danger of extinction |
indefensible | not able to be protected against attack |
insecure, unsafe | not safe from attack / attack / attack |
penetrable | capable of being penetrated |
threatened | (of flora or fauna) likely in the near future to become endangered |
under attack, under fire | subjected to enemy attack or censure |
unguarded | lacking protection or a guard |
See also | conquerable | subject to being conquered or overcome |
---|
dangerous, unsafe | Involving or causing danger or risk |
insecure, unsafe | lacking in security / security / security or safety |
susceptible | (often followed by 'of' or 'to') yielding readily to or capable of |
unprotected | lacking protection or defense |
Opposite | invulnerable | immune to attack / attack |
---|
Spanish | vulnerable |
---|
Catalan | vulnerable |
---|
Nouns | vulnerability | susceptibility to injury or attack |
---|
Adverbs | vulnerably | in a vulnerable manner |
---|