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
  • The United States and Canada, historic allies along an undefended border, fell deeper into a trade war Saturday marked by angry recriminations and new tariffs that are expected to raise prices for products in both countries.
    — PAUL WISEMAN, Arkansas Online, 23 Aug. 2026
  • 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
Definition of undefended
Adjective
  • Rising premiums and outdated federal flood maps leave many people unprotected, while the program struggles to balance affordability, accurate risk pricing and taxpayer costs.
    — Michael Phillis, Los Angeles Times, 30 Sep. 2026
  • Once inside the animal, unprotected trace minerals can interact with compounds such as phytate, reducing the amount available for absorption.
    — Aidan Connolly, Forbes.com, 25 Sep. 2026
Definition of unprotected
Adjective
  • Control Apple maggot flies are closely monitored in susceptible regions, and small outbreaks can sometimes be managed without conventional pesticides.
    — Encyclopedia Britannica, Encyclopedia Britannica, 29 Sep. 2026
  • White wines and rosés are especially susceptible to the phenomenon known as lightstrike, but sunlight can ruin any wine.
    — Brandee Gruener, Southern Living, 25 Sep. 2026
Definition of susceptible
Adjective
  • Because it’s prosecuted by the state itself — rather than a traditional class-action — there’s no limit to the damages Tesla could be liable for if the state wins.
    — Joe Wilkins, Futurism, 24 Sep. 2026
  • YouTube, along with Meta, was found liable in a separate trial in March for intentionally addicting a young woman and harming her mental health following a trial in Los Angeles.
    — Clare Duffy, CNN Money, 23 Sep. 2026
Definition of liable
Adjective
  • Harris had surrendered to federal authorities the month before his disappearance and was released on a $100,000 unsecured bond.
    — Rena Rowe, The Washington Examiner, 30 Sep. 2026
  • Either way, Tsuchioto didn't like leaving components unsecured, having a few multitools lurking in the aforementioned junk drawer missing bits lost long ago in parts unknown.
    — New Atlas, New Atlas, 29 Sep. 2026
Definition of unsecured
Adjective
  • But even as she and Tabitha are drawn into such dalliances and then bruised by them, the movie is less interested in passing judgment than in conjuring the freshman thrill of being young, curious and unguarded.
    — Natalia Winkelman, Variety, 20 Sep. 2026
  • His answers were genuine and unguarded, dating from a kind of prelapsarian moment before publicists trained their clients to discuss race in blandly celebratory ways, if at all.
    — E. Alex Jung, Vulture, 8 Sep. 2026
Definition of unguarded
Adjective
  • But Kye is insecure about the scars on his chest and on his head, so the girl agrees to blindfold herself with a silk scarf before meeting him.
    — S. C. Cornell, New Yorker, 29 Sep. 2026
  • High performers shouldn’t have to navigate insecure managers as a normal career obstacle.
    — Jonathan H. Westover, Forbes.com, 29 Sep. 2026
Definition of insecure
Adjective
  • The end result would be a gassy surface shining as brightly as a more exposed black hole but with the Balmer break and smooth red hump of a 5,000-kelvin star, de Graaff and Naidu theorized.
    — Quanta Magazine, Quanta Magazine, 14 Sep. 2026
  • Morgan Stanley said Equinix and Digital Realty are less exposed because their facilities average roughly 5 to 10 megawatts, far below the gigawatt-scale AI campuses planned by hyperscalers and neocloud operators.
    — Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune, 20 Aug. 2026
Definition of exposed
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“Assailable.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/assailable. Accessed 4 Oct. 2026.

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