SYNONYMS AND RELATED EXPRESSIONS
susceptible
adjective
Readily affected or influenced by something.
Local English device voice, when available. This is not a recorded dictionary pronunciation.
Readily affected
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Usage distinction
Return to topSusceptible normally needs context identifying the influence. Receptive can be positive, while impressionable often concerns easily changed opinions or feelings.
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susceptibilitynoun
A tendency to be affected or influenced by something.
Readiness to be affected
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The narrator admits his susceptibility to flattering reviews.
Another learner's susceptibility to bright packaging meant that a newly wrapped tool easily drew attention away from an unfinished binding.
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New readers can be susceptible to a confident but unsupported claim.
One committee member was susceptible to flattery and changed his recommendation whenever a speaker praised his judgment.
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