INSUSCEPTIBLE Synonyms: 112 Similar and Opposite Words

insusceptible

adjective

Definition of insusceptible

as in invulnerable

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Recent Examples of insusceptible The band of sensation remained, insusceptible to feedback from my body. — Kieran Setiya, The Atlantic, 1 Nov. 2022 Published in Science Advances, this paper states that Portulaca oleracea, a common plant also called purslane, could influence the creation of drought-resistant crops, completely insusceptible to climate change. — Sam Walters, Discover Magazine, 5 Aug. 2022

Recent Examples of Synonyms for insusceptible

Adjective

Google also doesn’t claim that SynthID is invulnerable—the original paper on the technology notes that the watermark is not intended to withstand adversarial attacks.

— ArsTechnica, ArsTechnica, 29 July 2026
For Ross, this gives the character a steadier presence than the standard invulnerable operative often found in genre fiction.

— Matt Emma, USA Today, 29 July 2026

Definition of invulnerable

Adjective

Besides being undignified, such honesty does not save one from the rude and insensitive.

— Judith Martin, Mercury News, 3 Sep. 2026
As documented in a pair of articles published earlier this month in the daily newspaper Der Standard, the controversy is wrapped up in the insensitive way in which the show is being marketed.

— Leigh Anne Miller, ARTnews.com, 31 Aug. 2026

Definition of insensitive

Adjective

Fossil saw a 57% lift in brand recall among users exposed to Fossil creative across premium video inventory versus unexposed users.

— Sharon Edelson, Forbes.com, 12 May 2026
In the unexposed areas, the biogel stem cell mixture remains, and this is where the potential for creating a functional human liver resides.

— Paul Sisson, San Diego Union-Tribune, 12 Jan. 2026

Definition of unexposed

Adjective

That makes the vehicle’s capacitors, batteries, and power electronics critical.

— Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 16 Sep. 2026
President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said Monday that Ukraine is ready to halt its strikes on Russian territory if allies can secure a genuine Russian commitment not to hit Ukraine's critical infrastructure.

— Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 15 Sep. 2026

Definition of critical

Adjective

Our ability to win over local constituencies deeply mistrustful of both our products and our leaders is uncertain.

— Liz Hoffman, semafor.com, 10 Sep. 2026
The Social Democrats, led by Kurt Schumacher, a prickly figure who had suffered horribly for resisting the Nazis, were mistrustful of the United States and hoped to reunify Germany as a neutral state at the center of Europe.

— Ian Buruma, New Yorker, 10 Aug. 2026

Definition of mistrustful

Adjective

Anyone who receives a suspicious call should hang up and report the activity to local law enforcement, police said.

— Garrett Behanna, CBS News, 21 Sep. 2026
Other issues Allen's attorneys are expected to argue before the appeals court are inconsistencies in how witnesses described the suspicious man near the trail, pointing to a sketch of a potential suspect that didn't look like Allen.

— ABC News, ABC News, 21 Sep. 2026

Definition of suspicious

Adjective

Here, the omnipresent superstar portrays Kade Auberon, a cynical rogue confronted by his mysterious past.

— Jeff Spry, Space.com, 14 Sep. 2026
Those measures – in 2018, 2020 and 2022 – were placed by a particularly cynical health workers union abusing the initiative process to punish dialysis clinics that opposed unionization efforts.

— The Editorial Board, Oc Register, 8 Sep. 2026

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