VULNERABLENESS Synonyms: 24 Similar and Opposite Words

vulnerableness

noun

Definition of vulnerableness

as in violability

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Noun

The charges come with additional special allegations, around the victim’s vulnerability and that Tapia abused a trustworthy position.

— Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 17 Oct. 2026
The Dodgers’ bullpen and vaunted starters also showed vulnerabilities throughout the summer.

— Andrew Greif, NBC news, 16 Oct. 2026

Definition of vulnerability

Noun

As financial markets have become more accessible, consumers have begun trading sophisticated financial instruments, purchasing fractional shares and gaining exposure to alternative assets in minutes.

— Aneri Jambusaria, Fortune, 18 Oct. 2026
This is the experience of some students in the state and it is being further complicated by the rapid adoption of artificial intelligence, rising college costs and limited exposure to jobs before graduation.

— P.R. Lockhart, Hartford Courant, 18 Oct. 2026

Definition of exposure

Noun

That openness is extending to more autonomous uses of AI, with 75% of users willing to let AI agents find the best prices and complete purchases on their behalf.

— Jenny Lee, CNBC, 22 Oct. 2026
The dawn of the internet taught us that openness without responsibility can become extraction, connection can deepen division, and freedom without care can concentrate power in the hands of a few.

— Amelia Rose Barlow, Rolling Stone, 22 Oct. 2026

Definition of openness

Noun

Studies of these families have helped identify potential susceptibility genes for lung cancer and environmental risk factors.

— Estelamari Rodriguez, The Conversation, 14 Oct. 2026
Meanwhile, those with the highest genetic susceptibility to ADHD were found to have a 35% greater risk of dementia than those with the lowest susceptibility.

— Melissa Rudy, FOXNews.com, 12 Oct. 2026

Definition of susceptibility

Noun

Giving consumers false confidence in unregulated products based on limited testing risks putting more people in harm's way.

— Adam Yamaguchi, CBS News, 21 Oct. 2026
Miller is advocating to modernize the World Trade Center Health Program to keep up with the new technology and screening for first responders who put themselves in harm's way on 9/11 and didn't know it.

— ABC News, ABC News, 9 Sep. 2026

Definition of harm's way

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