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susceptible
adjective
Synonyms
liable, open, exposed, subject, prone, susceptible, sensitive mean being by nature or through circumstances likely to experience something adverse.
liable implies a possibility or probability of incurring something because of position, nature, or particular situation.
open stresses a lack of barriers preventing incurrence.
exposed suggests lack of protection or powers of resistance against something actually present or threatening.
subject implies an openness for any reason to something that must be suffered or undergone.
prone stresses natural tendency or propensity to incur something.
susceptible implies conditions existing in one's nature or individual constitution that make incurrence probable.
sensitive implies a readiness to respond to or be influenced by forces or stimuli.
Examples of susceptible in a Sentence
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Word History
Late Latin susceptibilis, from Latin susceptus, past participle of suscipere to take up, admit, from sub-, sus- up + capere to take — more at sub-, heave entry 1
1605, in the meaning defined at sense 1
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“Susceptible.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/susceptible. Accessed 31 Oct. 2024.
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