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
  • 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
  • Vaccination rates can vary wildly within states, leading to pockets of people who are unprotected against measles.
    — Adam Kovac, Scientific American, 10 Nov. 2026
  • Afterward, experts were still tracking hundreds of devices left unprotected.
    — Jenna McLaughlin, NPR, 6 Nov. 2026
Definition of unprotected
Adjective
  • Certain cat breeds are more susceptible to hereditary conditions, while illnesses such as diabetes and kidney disease can require treatment over many years.
    — Matt Richardson, CBS News, 10 Nov. 2026
  • Declining vaccination rates have left growing numbers of children and adults susceptible to the virus, with multiple states experiencing sustained outbreaks of the disease.
    — Dhruti Shah, Washington Post, 7 Nov. 2026
Definition of susceptible
Adjective
  • Brown also noted that Wexner has denied wrongdoing in connection to Epstein and has not been criminally charged nor found civilly liable.
    — Daniel Libit, Sportico.com, 7 Nov. 2026
  • Likewise, anyone who talks with empathy about incels is liable to be mocked.
    — Paul Bloom, New Yorker, 6 Nov. 2026
Definition of liable
Adjective
  • In court documents reviewed by The Times, Amaya claims that while cleaning and organizing a drawer in Jenner’s laundry room, an unsecured can of pepper spray discharged directly into her eyes and face.
    — Emily St. Martin, Los Angeles Times, 13 Nov. 2026
  • Best Egg allows borrowers to refinance both secured and unsecured loans.
    — Jasmin Suknanan, CNBC, 10 Nov. 2026
Definition of unsecured
Adjective
  • There was even a Rene Higuita-esque foray from Annunen to play a puck that nearly resulted in a very long shot into the unguarded net for Gauthier, who struck the post.
    — Andrew Knoll, Oc Register, 12 Nov. 2026
  • Tight end Colston Loveland was unguarded, and quarterback Caleb Williams easily connected with him for a 38-yard gain to bring the Bears into field-goal range with 47 seconds remaining in a tie game.
    — Sean Hammond, Chicago Tribune, 9 Nov. 2026
Definition of unguarded
Adjective
  • Security controls, compliance requirements and multi-cloud environments introduce legitimate meta-work; an organization with none of it would be insecure or ruinously expensive.
    — Tal Dagan, Forbes.com, 30 Oct. 2026
  • Researchers already know how insecure devices like TV boxes can be.
    — Peter Hall, Scientific American, 15 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
Definition of exposed
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“Assailable.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/assailable. Accessed 15 Nov. 2026.

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