Antonyms for vulnerable


Grammar : Adj
Spell : vuhl-ner-uh-buh l
Phonetic Transcription : ˈvʌl nər ə bəl


Definition of vulnerable

Origin :
  • c.1600, from Late Latin vulnerabilis "wounding," from Latin vulnerare "to wound," from vulnus (genitive vulneris) "wound," perhaps related to vellere "pluck, to tear."
  • adj open to attack
Example sentences :
  • If we permit our economy to drift and decline, the vulnerable will suffer most.
  • Extract from : « United States Presidents' Inaugural Speeches » by Various
  • White Fang was in a rage, wickedly making his attack on the most vulnerable spot.
  • Extract from : « White Fang » by Jack London
  • If Imogen is vulnerable, this is the quarter from which she must be approached.
  • Extract from : « Imogen » by William Godwin
  • If there is a weakness here, if the ranch is vulnerable—we should learn what it is.
  • Extract from : « The Bluff of the Hawk » by Anthony Gilmore
  • Something tells me they are vulnerable in ways we haven't guessed at.
  • Extract from : « Lords of the Stratosphere » by Arthur J. Burks
  • In it, his words were not vulnerable to the sono-beam's eavesdropping.
  • Extract from : « Zero Data » by Charles Saphro
  • A faintly ironic resignation is no armour for a vulnerable heart.
  • Extract from : « Under Western Eyes » by Joseph Conrad
  • They are vulnerable all round from other causes than the hazards of war.
  • Extract from : « On the Heels of De Wet » by The Intelligence Officer
  • But no longer will they be vulnerable to our earlier methods of attack.
  • Extract from : « The Black Star Passes » by John W Campbell
  • Only the rear of the city is vulnerable; but it is walled and inaccessible.
  • Extract from : « Canada: the Empire of the North » by Agnes C. Laut

Synonyms for vulnerable

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