SUBJECT TO Synonyms: 76 Similar and Opposite Words

subject (to)

adjective

Definition of subject (to)

as in dependent

determined by something else your extra piano lesson on Tuesdays is subject to the availability of the music room

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Relevance

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as in vulnerable

being in a situation where one is likely to meet with harm this type of wound is highly subject to infection

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Adjective

Yet businesses built around needs that repeatedly return start from a different strategic position than those dependent on discretionary purchases.

— Adam Povlitz, Forbes.com, 16 Sep. 2026
For the territory’s roughly 3,500 residents, the oilfield promises to transform an economy long dependent on fishing.

— Sergio Farella, Los Angeles Times, 16 Sep. 2026

Definition of dependent

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

The researchers then defined a conditional quantum state, representing information available after restricting attention to a particular event.

— Rupendra Brahambhatt, Interesting Engineering, 19 Sep. 2026
But because no formal contract amendment has been negotiated to date and none is likely to be done until after the November elections, Lamont’s pledge is conditional on winning reelection this fall.

— Keith M. Phaneuf, Hartford Courant, 18 Sep. 2026

Definition of conditional

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 ability for any app or command to control an endpoint where sensitive user speech is processed is an entirely different matter.

— Dan Goodin, ArsTechnica, 21 Sep. 2026
Most pressure-sensitive adhesives are based on polymers, long chains of repeating molecular units that become entangled with one another.

— New Atlas, New Atlas, 21 Sep. 2026

Definition of sensitive

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

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