Synonyms for susceptible
| Grammar : Adj |
| Spell : suh-sep-tuh-buh l |
| Phonetic Transcription : səˈsɛp tə bəl |
Top 10 synonyms for susceptible Other synonyms for the word susceptible
- aroused
- be taken in
- disposed
- easily moved
- fall for
- given
- gullible
- impressed
- impressible
- influenced
- mark
- movable
- nonresistant
- obnoxious
- open
- out on a limb
- persuadable
- predisposed
- pushover
- roused
- sensible
- sensile
- sentient
- sitting duck
- soft
- stirred
- subject
- sucker
- suggestible
- susceptive
- swallow
- swayed
- tender
- touched
- tumble for
- vulnerable
- wide open
Définition 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
- 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
Antonyms for susceptible
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