Antonyms for susceptible

Grammar : Adj

Spell : suh-sep-tuh-buh l

Phonetic Transcription : səˈsɛp tə bəl

Definition of susceptible

Origin : c.1600 (susceptive in the same sense is recorded from 1540s), from Late Latin susceptibilis "capable, sustainable, susceptible," from Latin susceptus, past participle of suscipere "sustain, support, acknowledge," from sub "up from under" + capere "to take" (see capable). Related: Susceptibility.

adj exposed, naive

Example sentences :

It must be that Mr Verloc was susceptible to these fascinations.
Extract from : « The Secret Agent » by Joseph Conrad

You could not have come to look like this if you had been at all susceptible.
Extract from : « The Secret Agent » by Joseph Conrad

It was, indeed, just the spot to captivate a youthful and susceptible fancy.
Extract from : « Night and Morning, Complete » by Edward Bulwer-Lytton

You are susceptible, imaginative; do not demand too much, or dream too fondly.
Extract from : « Alice, or The Mysteries, Complete » by Edward Bulwer-Lytton

A very small portion of the land is susceptible of cultivation.
Extract from : « The Hunted Outlaw » by Anonymous

Upon my education, I did not think him susceptible of either.
Extract from : « The Politician Out-Witted » by Samuel Low

A man would be susceptible to reason and proof; I could convince him.
Extract from : « Kent Knowles: Quahaug » by Joseph C. Lincoln

Samuel is as susceptible to pretty girls as children are to the measles.
Extract from : « Mary-'Gusta » by Joseph C. Lincoln

But we submit that the matter is susceptible to explanation.
Extract from : « Mistress Wilding » by Rafael Sabatini

Unfortunately the fruit is susceptible to black-rot and shrivels after ripening.
Extract from : « Manual of American Grape-Growing » by U. P. Hedrick

Synonyms for susceptible

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