Susceptible
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Pronunciation [səˈsɛptɪbl̩] · Part of speech adjective
Quick meaning: Susceptible is an adjective meaning Likely to be affected by something.
Meaning
Likely to be affected by something.
More Meanings
- Easily influenced or tricked; credulous.
- (medicine) Especially sensitive, particularly to a stimulus.
- That, when subjected to a specific operation, will yield a specific result.
- Vulnerable.
- Amenable.
- (epidemiology) A person who is vulnerable to being infected by a certain disease
Example Sentences
He was susceptible to minor ailments.
A properly prepared surface is susceptible of an enduring paint job.
Rational numbers are susceptible of description as quotients of two integers.
In either instance a decrease in the number of susceptibles, by making the spread of virus less easy, tends towards a stage at which the infection dies out.
Word Forms
- susceptibles
Synonyms for susceptible
Depending on context, synonyms include exposed, impaired, open, prone, receptive, sensitive.
Antonyms for susceptible
Common opposites include immune, resistant, unsusceptible, insusceptible.
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include suggestible, impressionable, persuadable, suasible, convincible, capable.
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