Synonyms of vulnerability

vulnerability

noun

1

as in susceptibility

the quality or state of having little resistance to some outside agent

vulnerability to infection

Synonyms & Similar Words

• susceptibility
• weakness
• sensitivity
• exposure
• defenselessness
• helplessness
• powerlessness
• proneness
• openness
• predisposition
• passivity
• feebleness
• frailty
• naïveté
• receptivity
• infirmity
• gullibility
• receptiveness
• passiveness
• easiness
• frailness
• liability
• credulity
• credulousness

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• invulnerability
• immunity
• impenetrability
• invincibility
• indomitability
• indomitableness

2

as in exposure

the state of being left without shelter or protection against something harmful

the vulnerability of the car to vandalism when it's parked on the street

Synonyms & Similar Words

• exposure
• risk
• openness
• susceptibility
• liability
• predisposition
• helplessness
• danger
• weakness
• defenselessness
• jeopardy
• peril

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• protection
• shielding
• safeguarding
• sheltering

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of vulnerability

Paxton could still win, but the race undoubtedly opens up a shocking vulnerability in Republicans’ red wall. — Burgess Everett, semafor.com, 2 Nov. 2026

That includes the husband, whose vulnerability culminates in an emotional breakdown. — Essie Assibu, Variety, 30 Oct. 2026

Connections that unlock growth can also create shared vulnerabilities that hackers, fraudsters, and scammers are quick to exploit. — Michael Miebach, Time, 30 Oct. 2026

The developments have renewed concerns over security vulnerabilities in the cryptocurrency industry, which has suffered a string of major breaches in recent years. — Lee Ying Shan, CNBC, 30 Oct. 2026

In its first month, Anthropic’s Project Glasswing helped partners discover over 10,000 high- and critical-severity vulnerabilities, with some reporting discovery rates more than 10 times higher. — Alex Spokoiny, Forbes.com, 30 Oct. 2026

The data was, as with many breaches like this, obtained by exploiting a vulnerability in a third-party authentication tool, in this case Okta, which has had its own share of security woes. — Alan Henry, PC Magazine, 30 Oct. 2026

In some ways, this year’s heat has been reminiscent of California’s deadly heat event of July 2006, which revealed coastal California’s vulnerability to humid heat, Benmarhnia said. — Iris Kwok, Los Angeles Times, 30 Oct. 2026

During this period, Democrats commonly cited immigrants’ acute vulnerability and their willingness and ability to fill critical low-skilled and high-skilled labor gaps. — Justin Gest, The Conversation, 29 Oct. 2026