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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
  • The 49ers don’t have a deep defensive tackle room and are susceptible against the run, but if the 49ers’ offense can force opponents into passing scripts, Morris’ defense has a chance to surprise.
    — Ted Nguyen, New York Times, 15 Sep. 2026
  • Those navigating the market without the requisite knowledge or information are susceptible to potential outlier losses.
    — David Capablanca, Forbes.com, 14 Sep. 2026
Definition of susceptible
Adjective
  • Our movements should not be so vulnerable to the myth of individual leaders.
    — Supriya Lopez Pillai, Forbes.com, 15 Sep. 2026
  • The Global Gift Gala is a philanthropic event organized to raise funds for vulnerable children, women, and families.
    — Amina Ayoud, Footwear News, 14 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
  • Cargo shipments may include anything from general merchandise, like a company’s flower bouquet orders, to dry ice, perishable medicines, parcels, fish, fruit and other goods.
    — Amanda Musa, CNN Money, 6 Sep. 2026
  • Since strawberries are highly perishable, spotting any bruising or damage means mold spores have an easier place to begin spreading across the fruit, warns Jared Hibbard-Swanson, a food security and safety program manager.
    — Olivia McIntosh, Martha Stewart, 30 Aug. 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
  • Indonesia’s blackouts in mid-2026, in part triggered by the events in the Middle East, demonstrated how fragile the region’s energy security is.
    — Brian Wong, Fortune, 6 Sep. 2026
  • And ultimately, asked to prove themselves all over again to keep their often-fragile NFL dreams alive.
    — Omar Kelly, Miami Herald, 6 Sep. 2026
Definition of fragile
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“Resistless.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/resistless. Accessed 17 Sep. 2026.

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