VULNERABLE Synonyms: 67 Similar and Opposite Words

vulnerable

adjective

ˈvəl-n(ə-)rə-bəl

Definition of vulnerable next

as in susceptible

being in a situation where one is likely to meet with harm I'm vulnerable to sunburn whenever I go out in the sun

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as in helpless

lacking protection from danger or resistance against attack vulnerable baby chicks

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Examples of vulnerable in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web Pregnancy increases need for iron The need for iron especially increases during pregnancy, when people are even more vulnerable to anemia, said Michael Georgieff, a pediatrics professor and co-director of the Masonic Institute for the Developing Brain at the University of Minnesota. —

Lourdes Medrano, NPR, 15 Sep. 2024 While that was the case for all beer, small breweries in particular were vulnerable. —

Sasha Rogelberg, Fortune, 14 Sep. 2024 Trending on Billboard Wayne, seated on a couch and dressed in a red, white and blue track jacket and red shorts, got super vulnerable about how the news hit him. —

Gil Kaufman, Billboard, 13 Sep. 2024 There remain many other cities that have done nothing for decades to order vulnerable buildings be retrofitted or demolished. —

Rong-Gong Lin Ii, Los Angeles Times, 13 Sep. 2024 See all Example Sentences for vulnerable

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