Susceptible
Susceptible adjective - Readily taken advantage of.
Usage example: having recently lost his job, he was more susceptible to the illusory promises of get-rich-quick schemes
Trusting and susceptible are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Trusting" instead an adjective "Susceptible".
Nearby Words: susceptibility, susceptive
Trusting
Trusting adjective - Readily taken advantage of.
Usage example: a corrupt stockbroker who preyed upon trusting customers
Susceptible and trusting are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Susceptible" instead an adjective "Trusting".
Mutual synonyms
Related pairs
- sympathetic and susceptible
- sympathetic and trusting
- agreeable and susceptible
- agreeable and trusting
- open and susceptible
- open and trusting
- naive and susceptible
- naive and trusting
- innocent and susceptible
- innocent and trusting
- ingenuous and susceptible
- ingenuous and trusting
- tractable and susceptible
- tractable and trusting
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Trusting or Susceptible. 2016. Accessed July 21, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/susceptible/trusting.
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