1
as in susceptibility
the quality or state of having little resistance to some outside agent
vulnerability to infection
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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
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Recent Examples of vulnerability
Making guardedness and affable self-deprecation part of her identity, Keaton was known for wearing turtlenecks, gloves, and hats that kept her largely covered up, saving emotional vulnerability for her performances.
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Ryan Lattanzio, IndieWire, 11 Oct. 2025
Beneath the film’s comedic surface run threads of reinvention and vulnerability, themes that echo Cooper’s own early years as an actor just finding his footing in New York.
—Antonio Ferme, Variety, 11 Oct. 2025
The actor and filmmaker had many conversations about Molina’s identity, specifically how to strike a balance between confidence and vulnerability.
—Patrick Ryan, USA Today, 11 Oct. 2025
Everywhere there are term limits, there are vulnerabilities.
—Meredith Kile, PEOPLE, 11 Oct. 2025
Geologically, the earthquake triggered a 125-kilometer rupture along the Philippine Fault, underscoring the country’s vulnerability to seismic activity.
—Shane Croucher, MSNBC Newsweek, 10 Oct. 2025
That separation is designed to reduce the likelihood that attackers can use vulnerabilities in ancillary hardware to infiltrate the servers.
—Kelsey Warner, semafor.com, 10 Oct. 2025
Their defense displayed vulnerabilities.
—Zach Berman, New York Times, 10 Oct. 2025
That brutal honesty and vulnerability continues to be displayed throughout the entire album.
—Kyle Eustice, HollywoodReporter, 10 Oct. 2025
Ryan Lattanzio, IndieWire, 11 Oct. 2025
Beneath the film’s comedic surface run threads of reinvention and vulnerability, themes that echo Cooper’s own early years as an actor just finding his footing in New York.
—Antonio Ferme, Variety, 11 Oct. 2025
The actor and filmmaker had many conversations about Molina’s identity, specifically how to strike a balance between confidence and vulnerability.
—Patrick Ryan, USA Today, 11 Oct. 2025
Everywhere there are term limits, there are vulnerabilities.
—Meredith Kile, PEOPLE, 11 Oct. 2025
Geologically, the earthquake triggered a 125-kilometer rupture along the Philippine Fault, underscoring the country’s vulnerability to seismic activity.
—Shane Croucher, MSNBC Newsweek, 10 Oct. 2025
That separation is designed to reduce the likelihood that attackers can use vulnerabilities in ancillary hardware to infiltrate the servers.
—Kelsey Warner, semafor.com, 10 Oct. 2025
Their defense displayed vulnerabilities.
—Zach Berman, New York Times, 10 Oct. 2025
That brutal honesty and vulnerability continues to be displayed throughout the entire album.
—Kyle Eustice, HollywoodReporter, 10 Oct. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for vulnerability
Noun
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While pregnancy at any age sparks a host of rapid breast changes that may temporarily up your cancer risk in the few years immediately following, facing those fluctuations at age 35-plus—when your baseline susceptibility is higher simply because of age—just further raises that risk.—
Erica Sloan,
SELF,
1 Oct. 2025
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Older adults who cycle regularly are likely a healthier subgroup, and cycling may also serve as a marker of favorable genetics, with risk lowest among those without genetic susceptibility to dementia, Verghese said.—
Kristen Rogers,
CNN Money,
20 Sep. 2025
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Much of her content is focused on safety in regards to sun exposure.—
James Manso,
Footwear News,
17 Oct. 2025
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The sport had also enjoyed enough cultural exposure to demystify it to new prospective gymgoers.—
Kelli María Korducki,
HubSpot,
17 Oct. 2025
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That humility will always prevail over ego, kindness isn’t a form of weakness, and true happiness isn’t measured by what’s in your bank account or even by the empty rows of your refrigerator.—
Christopher Kamrani,
New York Times,
17 Oct. 2025
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How does the relative length of our haunting reflect our collective moral strengths and weaknesses?—
Jay Caspian Kang,
New Yorker,
17 Oct. 2025
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Both requested anonymity due to the sensitivity of the talks.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
12 Oct. 2025
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Millions of Americans experience food sensitivities or allergies every year.—
Deputy News Editor,
MSNBC Newsweek,
11 Oct. 2025
Cite this Entry
“Vulnerability.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/vulnerability. Accessed 20 Oct. 2025.
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