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resistless

adjective

Definition of resistlessnext
as in susceptible

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  1. susceptible
  2. vulnerable
  3. yielding
  4. perishable
  5. unresistant
  6. fragile
Adjective
  • Analysts say until there are clear guidelines on who can regulate prediction markets — possibly from the Supreme Court — DraftKings could be susceptible to headline volatility in the short term.
    — Ananya Chetia, CNBC, 22 Sep. 2026
  • Yet in the twentieth century, when countries around the world prioritized the suppression of all wildfires, many areas became overgrown and susceptible to firestorms.
    — Ingfei Chen, New Yorker, 18 Sep. 2026
Definition of susceptible
Adjective
  • The fourth, the Indian rhinoceros, is vulnerable, its habitat shrinking rapidly as fragmented and isolated population groups spread across a shattered landscape littered with invasive plant species poisonous to the animals.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 22 Sep. 2026
  • The storms destroyed sections of a seawall and historic boardwalk in Long Beach, shuttered a long-vulnerable stretch of coastal railway in San Clemente, and further threatened Carlsbad Boulevard, also known as Old Highway 101, in Carlsbad.
    — Grace Toohey, Los Angeles Times, 21 Sep. 2026
Definition of vulnerable
Adjective
  • These resources can be used to breed new varieties of crops that are higher yielding, more resilient to climate change, and more nutritious.
    — Anna Nelson, Foreign Affairs, 4 Sep. 2026
  • Lead—dense but yielding, silvery but ashen, handy but deadly—was long used for this purpose.
    — Kyle Devine, Longreads, 14 July 2026
Definition of yielding
Adjective
  • During that time, perishable foods go bad, and delays for other essentials add to costs, with inflation now at 90%.
    — Jason Ma, Fortune, 20 Sep. 2026
  • And he’s allowed his employees to store perishable food in the company’s commercial freezers.
    — Rick Jervis, USA Today, 10 Sep. 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 plant clips feature high-quality waterproof plastic that’s durable but gentle on fragile stems.
    — Stephanie Osmanski, Better Homes & Gardens, 20 Sep. 2026
  • As China’s Xi Jinping heads to Washington this week for high-stakes talks, the war in the Mideast and fragile shipping routes keep markets on edge, with analysts warning oil could still soar higher.
    — Aamer Madhani, Los Angeles Times, 20 Sep. 2026
Definition of fragile
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“Resistless.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/resistless. Accessed 24 Sep. 2026.

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