assailable

adjective

Definition of assailablenext
as in undefended

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for assailable
  1. undefended
  2. unprotected
  3. susceptible
  4. liable
  5. unsecured
  6. unguarded
  7. insecure
  8. exposed
Adjective
  • Back then, America feared an armada of Soviet bombers laden with A-bombs barreling over the horizon, dodging our few anti-aircraft batteries, and dropping their deadly payloads on undefended American cities.
    — Barry Scott Zellen, Hartford Courant, 22 Jan. 2026
  • The lack of range of Coastal Command aircraft left an undefended area known as the Mid-Atlantic Gap, rendering merchant shipping and their escorts without air cover and vulnerable to attack.
    — Mark Wood, TheWeek, 7 Jan. 2026
Definition of undefended
Adjective
  • Those aren’t the statistics of a player who’s worth trading away an unprotected first-rounder.
    — Sabreena Merchant, New York Times, 21 July 2026
  • However, experts say no amount of unprotected sun exposure is safe.
    — Lindsay Curtis, Verywell Health, 20 July 2026
Definition of unprotected
Adjective
  • The burn scars have been most susceptible this summer with new fires created this season and old burn scars from years past.
    — Dave Aguilera, CBS News, 31 July 2026
  • Papik also said fishing policies are being amended that would allow native species to reclaim some of their number, like growing mollusks that are less susceptible to the alien blue crab.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 30 July 2026
Definition of susceptible
Adjective
  • Passengers beginning their cruise in Barcelona are not liable for the Catalan cruise tourism tax.
    — David Nikel, Forbes.com, 25 July 2026
  • Jurors also found the NRA liable for mismanaging assets and misrepresenting information in its tax filings as a nonprofit charitable organization.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 24 July 2026
Definition of liable
Adjective
  • Traditional banks in sub-Saharan Africa running unsecured lending portfolios routinely write off 10% to 15% of their loans as bad debts.
    — Tiisetso Motsoeneng, semafor.com, 22 July 2026
  • Offered through nonprofit credit counseling agencies, a DMP typically lasts three to five years and combines your eligible unsecured debts into one monthly payment.
    — Andreina Rodriguez, CNBC, 21 July 2026
Definition of unsecured
Adjective
  • Sheer rock walls loom on one side, while the other, which is largely unguarded, plunges to the narrow canyon below.
    — Evie Carrick, Travel + Leisure, 7 July 2026
  • Very good passer who can be a connector offensively, start the break himself, and has improved each year as a shooter, making 37% of his 3-pointers this season, including 45% when unguarded and even 38% off the dribble.
    — Tom Ignudo, CBS News, 23 June 2026
Definition of unguarded
Adjective
  • Food-insecure patients show up more often, stay longer, and return sooner.
    — Cole Hanson, STAT, 16 July 2026
  • YouTube comedian Bo Burnham directs this empathetic portrait of Kayla (Elsie Fisher), an insecure adolescent who posts motivational vlogs on YouTube while privately struggling with her self-image and burgeoning sexuality.
    — Brianna Zigler, Entertainment Weekly, 15 July 2026
Definition of insecure
Adjective
  • The appeal lies in watching urban Stockholm gradually give way to holiday homes, wooded islands and finally the more exposed landscape of the outer archipelago.
    — David Nikel, Forbes.com, 23 July 2026
  • Daniel Bertoni, Argentina vs Netherlands, 1978 Two-goal Mario Kempes surges from deep, tries a one-two with Bertoni, only for the latter to get in the way, deny Kempes his hat-trick and score himself past an exposed Jongbloed.
    — Adam Hurrey, New York Times, 17 July 2026
Definition of exposed
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“Assailable.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/assailable. Accessed 2 Aug. 2026.

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