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Exposed to the possibility of being attacked or harmed

Susceptible to being attacked or compromised

Dangerous or full of peril

Rickety in structure and easily damaged

Lacking sufficient power or strength

Exploitable or vulnerable

Being easily influenced (especially of young people)

Likely or liable to suffer from, do, or experience something unpleasant or regrettable

Overly sensitive to criticism

Being naturally susceptible to weaknesses or error from the condition of being human

Dying out, or at risk of dying out (completely)

Inexperienced or vulnerable, typically due to one's youth

Significant in the degree of hopelessness

Being at the mercy of

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Adjective

Exposed to the possibility of being attacked or harmed

without weapons

like a sitting duck

without protection

without defences

defenceless against

an easy target for

in line of fire

in the line of fire

easily destroyed

easily affected by

at the mercy of

in the firing line

exposed to risk

out in the open

in a weak position

in a precarious position

in a risky situation

threatened with

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“The King argued that without a great, big wall, his kingdom would remain vulnerable.”

Adjective

Susceptible to being attacked or compromised

“Due to my fair skin, I'm vulnerable to sunburn whenever I venture out into the sun.”

Adjective

Dangerous or full of peril

jeopardising^UK

jeopardizing^US

fraught with danger

playing with fire

Russian roulette

on collision course

life-threatening

hanging by a thread

hanging in the balance

on slippery ground

on a slippery slope

hanging by thread

full of upheavals

potentially violent

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Adjective

Rickety in structure and easily damaged

thrown together

easily destroyed

easily threatened

falling to pieces

on its last legs

gone to rack and ruin

in a state of disrepair

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Adjective

Lacking sufficient power or strength

disadvantageous

counterproductive

without success

not good enough

with hands tied

up creek without paddle

lacking ability

without resources

in difficulties

without assistance

in vicious circle

not up to scratch

not up to snuff

no great shakes

leaving much to be desired

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Adjective

Exploitable or vulnerable

unsophisticated

easily influenced

easily controlled

easily exploited

easily deceived

easily taken in

wet behind the ears

as green as grass

like a babe in the woods

kidding oneself

swallowing whole

taking the bait

falling hook line and sinker

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Adjective

Being easily influenced (especially of young people)

easily influenced

easily taken in

easily deceived

easily taken advantage of

readily taken advantage of

like putty in your hands

go-with-the-flow

open to suggestions

open to new ideas

ready to consider new ideas

willing to consider new ideas

putty in one's hands

rolls with punches

able to be influenced

easily persuaded

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Adjective

Likely or liable to suffer from, do, or experience something unpleasant or regrettable

in danger of getting

with a tendency to get

tending towards

in the habit of

on the verge of

on the point of

on the brink of

as if one is going to

favourably inclined

leaning towards

with a tendency

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Adjective

Overly sensitive to criticism

easily offended

quick to take offence

on a short fuse

ill-humoured^UK

having got out of bed on the wrong side

like a bear with a sore head

as cross as two sticks

prima donna-ish

having got out of bed the wrong side

perversely irritable

hyper-sensitive

quick to take offense

on the defensive

easily affected

hot under the collar

bundle of nerves

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Adjective

Being naturally susceptible to weaknesses or error from the condition of being human

Adjective

Dying out, or at risk of dying out (completely)

nearing extinction

becoming extinct

facing extinction

on its last legs

in danger of extinction

at risk of extinction

on one's last legs

drawing to a close

in a state of deterioration

Adjective

Inexperienced or vulnerable, typically due to one's youth

Adjective

Significant in the degree of hopelessness

Adjective

Being at the mercy of

of little account

undistinguished

lower in status

beside the point

less important than

of lesser importance than

extracurricular

beneath someone

under someone's heel

not very important

not so important

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