susceptible

adj.易受影晌的,

Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary
susceptible (adjective)
1.
capable of submitting to an action, process, or operation - a theory susceptible to proof
2.
open, subject, or unresistant to some , influence, or - stimulus agency susceptible to pneumonia
3.
- impressionable responsive a susceptible mind liable
Merriam-Webster Online Thesaurus
susceptible (adjective)
1.
being in a situation where one is likely to meet with harm
SYNONYMS:
endangered, exposed, open, sensitive, subject (to), susceptible, vulnerable
RELATED WORDS:
likely, prone; uncovered, undefended, unguarded, unprotected, unscreened, unsecured
NEAR ANTONYMS:
covered, guarded, protected, safeguarded, screened, secured, sheltered, shielded, warded
insusceptible, invulnerable, unexposed, unsusceptible
susceptible (adjective)
2.
lacking protection from danger or resistance against attack
SYNONYMS:
defenseless, exposed, susceptible, undefended, unguarded, unprotected, unresistant, vulnerable
RELATED WORDS:
indefensible, untenable; uncovered, unsafe; overcome, preyed (on upon); disarmed, passive, resistless, unarmed; feeble, frail, weak; abandoned, high and dry, marooned
NEAR ANTONYMS:
defensible; covered, fortified, safe, screened, secure, sheltered; armed, armored; immune, impenetrable, impregnable, invincible, strong, unassailable, unbeatable, unconquerable; almighty, omnipotent
guarded, invulnerable, protected, resistant, shielded
susceptible (adjective)
3.
readily taken advantage of
SYNONYMS:
dewy-eyed, exploitable, gullible ( gullable), naive ( naïve), susceptible, trusting, unwary, wide-eyed
RELATED WORDS:
credulous, overcredulous, trustful, uncritical, unsuspecting, unsuspicious; artless, genuine, guileless, innocent, simple, unsophisticated, unworldly; fictile, malleable, pliable, pliant; deceivable; acquiescent, agreeable, amiable, obliging; yielding
NEAR ANTONYMS:
critical, cynical, mistrustful, skeptical, suspicious, wary; sophisticated; clear-eyed, clear-sighted, hardheaded; shrewd, street-smart, streetwise
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