resistless

adjective

Definition of resistlessnext
as in susceptible

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for resistless
  1. susceptible
  2. vulnerable
  3. yielding
  4. perishable
  5. unresistant
  6. fragile
Adjective
  • The burn scars have been most susceptible this summer with new fires created this season and old burn scars from years past.
    — Dave Aguilera, CBS News, 31 July 2026
  • Papik also said fishing policies are being amended that would allow native species to reclaim some of their number, like growing mollusks that are less susceptible to the alien blue crab.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 30 July 2026
Definition of susceptible
Adjective
  • Often, there is only capacity to check a sample of invoices; the rest are paid automatically, leaving the company vulnerable to over-spending and outright fraud.
    — David Prosser, Forbes.com, 29 July 2026
  • And neurons, being long-lived, are especially vulnerable to protein clumps, according to the new study’s co-lead author Rishav Mitra, a postdoctoral fellow in Bellono’s lab.
    — Cody Cottier, Scientific American, 29 July 2026
Definition of vulnerable
Adjective
  • Lead—dense but yielding, silvery but ashen, handy but deadly—was long used for this purpose.
    — Kyle Devine, Longreads, 14 July 2026
  • After soaking in the salad for a while, the raisins plumped and swelled, adding a yielding explosivity.
    — Cooking Editor, Los Angeles Times, 10 July 2026
Definition of yielding
Adjective
  • The inspector noted two repeat violations — perishable items not being held at a safe temperature and an insufficient number of sinks for employees to wash their hands.
    — Harriet Ramos, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 2 Aug. 2026
  • Williams emphasizes the importance of keeping emergency supplies like flashlights, working batteries, first-aid kits, and non-perishable food on hand in every home in the event of an unexpected problem.
    — Louise Parks, Martha Stewart, 31 July 2026
Definition of perishable
Adjective
  • Yet what has been most striking, in the years since Heller, is how generally unresistant Justices and judges have been to that interpretation.
    — Adam Gopnik, The New Yorker, 7 May 2021
Definition of unresistant
Adjective
  • The fragile peace didn’t hold, but the market’s memory is long enough to remember what was happening in February and in June.
    — David Goldman, CNN Money, 3 Aug. 2026
  • The fragile dragon peace doesn’t hold long enough for the Targaryens to sort through their family business.
    — Amanda Whiting, Vulture, 3 Aug. 2026
Definition of fragile
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