susceptible
[adjective]
Synonyms:
- usually with to: liable, disposed, given, inclined, prone, subject, vulnerable
- impressionable, receptive, responsive, sensitive, suggestible

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Antonyms: immune, unsusceptible
Related Words: disposed, inclined, predisposed, nonresistant, soft, movable, persuadable, affected, impressed, influenced, swayed, touched, aroused, roused, stirred

[TahlilGaran] English Synonym Dictionary ▲

sus‧cep‧ti‧ble /səˈseptəbəl, səˈseptɪbəl/ adjective
[Date: 1600-1700; Language: Late Latin; Origin: susceptibilis, from Latin suscipere 'to take up, admit', from sub- 'up' + capere 'to take']

1. likely to suffer from a particular illness or be affected by a particular problem ⇒ immune
susceptible to
Older people are more susceptible to infections.
Soil on the mountain slopes is very susceptible to erosion.

2. a susceptible person is easily influenced or attracted by someone or something Synonym : impressionable:
A lot of TV advertising is aimed at susceptible young children.
susceptible to
She was very susceptible to flattery.

3. susceptible of something formal if something is susceptible of an action, that action can be done to it:
Working conditions are susceptible of improvement by legislation.

[TahlilGaran] Dictionary of Contemporary English ▲

susceptible
adj.
VERBS be, seem | become | remain | leave sb/sth, make sb/sth The operation had left her susceptible to infection.
ADV. easily, extremely, highly, particularly, readily, unusually, very certain highly susceptible individuals
quite, rather | genetically
PREP. to Some dogs are thought to be genetically susceptible to the disease.

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