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Another word for susceptible

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Adjective

  1. Easily imposed on or tricked

    See also:

    wise

  2. Tending to incur

    See also:

    likely

  3. Able to receive and respond to external stimuli

    See also:

    awareness

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Another word for susceptible

Modifier
  1. See also:

    sensitive

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Sentence Examples

  • Children are much more susceptible than adults.

  • The greater part of the soil is of inferior quality, and much that is susceptible of cultivation is still lying waste.

  • The various facts, however, seem to be susceptible of another interpretation.

  • are conflicting, and therefore susceptible of no simple solution.

  • This event produced a profound impression on his susceptible mind, and for more than a year he remained sunk in apathy.

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