VULNERABLENESS Synonyms: 24 Similar and Opposite Words

vulnerableness

noun

Definition of vulnerableness

as in violability

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Noun

Disruptions in the Strait of Hormuz, usually an avenue for around 20% of the world's LNG trade, have underscored the importance of the project and highlighted the vulnerability of global energy supplies.

— Emma Graham, CNBC, 21 July 2026
Rampant inflation and poverty fueled a wave of mass protests against the regime in January, and Israel sees the Iranian economy as one of the regime’s biggest vulnerabilities.

— Tal Shalev, CNN Money, 21 July 2026

Definition of vulnerability

Noun

Insurers can more accurately model their exposure to weather risks.

— Karryl Kim Sagun Trajano, Fortune, 2 Aug. 2026
Although each vineyard has its own unique soils, exposures, and water availability, the sibling regions are simply two different appellations cultivating the same grape.

— Mike DeSimone, Robb Report, 2 Aug. 2026

Definition of exposure

Noun

This openness brought him his second major award, the Nicholas Rescher Prize for Systematic Philosophy, a prize created to counter the tendencies of philosophers to narrow their specialization.

— Theodore McDarrah, Forbes.com, 31 July 2026
Wilson has signaled an openness to pulling back some harm-reduction policies.

— Michael Powell, The Atlantic, 30 July 2026

Definition of openness

Noun

This offers one possible explanation for teenage risk-taking behavior and susceptibility to peer influence.

— J. Todd R. Lawrence, STAT, 27 July 2026
Theories range from alien abductions to more scientific explanations like susceptibility to unexpected weather changes.

— Andrea Romano, Travel + Leisure, 15 July 2026

Definition of susceptibility

Noun

The woman, Mary Evelyn Nicole Manning-Kellione, 39, managed to pull the boy out of harm's way but did not escape the raging flash flood.

— Christopher Cann, USA Today, 29 June 2026
The tiers included those who were willing to put themselves in harm's way; members who could be getaway drivers or drone operators; supply and logistics operators; and funders and influencers.

— Sarah N. Lynch, CBS News, 16 June 2026

Definition of harm's way

Noun

Leaders often face dangerous blind spots, not from incompetence, but from strengths like confidence and decisiveness becoming liabilities.

— Julian Hayes II, Forbes.com, 1 Aug. 2026
The letter, signed by leaders of 22 of the EU's 27 states, has turned Spain's crisis into a continent-wide argument that Sánchez's comparatively liberal migration stance has become a liability for the whole bloc.

— Miguel Macias, NPR, 1 Aug. 2026

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