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
  • Agents already in production are simultaneously unprotected at the security layer.
    — Neeraj Sabharwal, Forbes.com, 10 Sep. 2026
  • If a community cannot show that its levee meets the minimum design, operations and maintenance requirements outlined in the Code of Federal Regulations, areas behind the levee will be considered unprotected against the 1% annual chance flood.
    — Kaleigh Yost, The Conversation, 10 Sep. 2026
Definition of unprotected
Adjective
  • Without Micah Parsons, the Packers’ defensive front looks susceptible.
    — Matt Schneidman, New York Times, 11 Sep. 2026
  • Women who went into early menopause, smoked, have low body weight or have taken (or are currently taking) a GLP-1 are more susceptible to bone loss.
    — Helen Carefoot, Flow Space, 10 Sep. 2026
Definition of susceptible
Adjective
  • Twice this year, Uber was found liable for driver assaults of passengers.
    — Idaho Statesman, Idaho Statesman, 5 Sep. 2026
  • The Bayeux Tapestry is centuries old, torn in thousands of places, and liable to fray at the lightest touch.
    — John Phipps, New Yorker, 5 Sep. 2026
Definition of liable
Adjective
  • Additional wire was located in a shopping cart near an unsecured mall entrance.
    — Vince Basada, Sacbee.com, 5 Sep. 2026
  • The would-be assassin in Butler positioned himself on a roof left unsecured, nicking the president’s ear with a bullet.
    — Jesse Bedayn, Los Angeles Times, 3 Sep. 2026
Definition of unsecured
Adjective
  • Marc Allenby, chief executive of Trafalgar Releasing, called the documentary an unguarded look at Lisa’s path from Blackpink stardom to global recognition.
    — Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 2 Sep. 2026
  • Willed seeing would be replaced by a mechanics of absorption, the artist-subject at once unguarded and self-aware.
    — Jeffrey Weiss, Artforum, 1 Sep. 2026
Definition of unguarded
Adjective
  • Joe accuses Nathan of being insecure; Nathan throws the accusation back.
    — Rafaela Bassili, Vulture, 1 Sep. 2026
  • Someone with aura is confident, cool, collected, and suave; someone without aura is insecure, cringey, or generally uncool.
    — Stephanie Kasulka, Parents, 1 Sep. 2026
Definition of insecure
Adjective
  • 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
  • The fact that my life is so exposed is incredibly complex for me.
    — Julyssa Lopez, Rolling Stone, 7 Aug. 2026
Definition of exposed
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“Assailable.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/assailable. Accessed 13 Sep. 2026.

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