ASSAILABLE Synonyms: 39 Similar and Opposite Words

assailable

adjective

Definition of assailable

as in undefended

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Adjective

Numan said the Iraqi military would not leave the Kurdistan region undefended.

— Jane Arraf, NPR, 30 Sep. 2026
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

Definition of undefended

Adjective

However, the fibers cannot simply be dropped into the ocean unprotected.

— Kaif Shaikh, Interesting Engineering, 13 Oct. 2026
However, during the same season, more than a third of the state’s children went unprotected, and many older Marylanders eligible for the RSV vaccine never received it.

— Adejare Atanda, Baltimore Sun, 13 Oct. 2026

Definition of unprotected

Adjective

Although generally hardy, the plant is susceptible to certain diseases, including anthracnose and bacterial soft rot, as well as pests such as spider mites, caterpillars, and whiteflies.

— Encyclopedia Britannica, Encyclopedia Britannica, 9 Oct. 2026
But neither the agency nor industry players have banned bets that could be susceptible to manipulation or raised the minimum age to bet on prediction markets to 21, the source said, up from the current minimum of 18.

— Mary Cunningham, CBS News, 8 Oct. 2026

Definition of susceptible

Adjective

Unusually, adult children can (in rare cases) be liable to pay for parents’ care if the parents run out of money.

— The Week UK, TheWeek, 11 Oct. 2026
Seydoux plays Lucy, an experimental pianist who moves with her beloved but panic attack-liable husband Philip (Laurence Rupp) and young son to a rural farmhouse in Bavaria.

— Andreas Wiseman, Deadline, 10 Oct. 2026

Definition of liable

Adjective

With rising yields on CRWV’s unsecured debt and higher rates broadly, the market is increasingly worried about CRWV’s future cost of capital.

— Tobias Burns, CNBC, 16 Oct. 2026
During acceleration, sudden braking, or sharp turns, unsecured belongings may slide across the floor, roll under seats, or shift around in the trunk.

— New Atlas, New Atlas, 16 Oct. 2026

Definition of unsecured

Adjective

Painter Sasha Gordon reckons with these depths and contradictions by conjuring realms where all facets of being can exist, unguarded and exposed.

— Chanel Miller, Time, 30 Sep. 2026
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

Definition of unguarded

Adjective

Anthropic also said such autonomous AI systems were likely to replicate slowly and rely on widely ⁠available, relatively insecure computing resources.

— ABC News, ABC News, 13 Oct. 2026
This was a scarring experience for the socially insecure MAGA set, and Fox News covered the moderately newsworthy incident with the same zeal as CNN tracking Malaysia Airlines Flight 370.

— Aidan McLaughlin, Vanity Fair, 8 Oct. 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

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