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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)

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

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

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

Overly sensitive to criticism

Inexperienced or vulnerable, typically due to one's youth

Showing the better qualities of humankind, such as kindness

Not adequate; helpless

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 defences

in the line of fire

in a weak position

in a precarious position

like a clay pigeon

in line of fire

exposed to risk

out in the open

in a risky situation

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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

an easy target for

at the mercy of

easily affected by

in the firing line

defenceless against

without protection

threatened with

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“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

on slippery ground

hanging by thread

hanging in the balance

on a slippery slope

full of upheavals

potentially violent

in poor condition

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Adjective

Rickety in structure and easily damaged

thrown together

easily destroyed

easily threatened

falling to pieces

on its last legs

in poor condition

gone to rack and ruin

in a state of disrepair

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Adjective

Lacking sufficient power or strength

disenfranchised

easily destroyed

with hands tied

up creek without paddle

disadvantageous

without resources

in difficulties

without assistance

wheelchair-using

learning-disabled

differently abled

having a disability

physically handicapped

physically challenged

physically impaired

out-of-commission

having special needs

with a disability

out of commission

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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

readily taken in

readily falling for

readily swallowing whole

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

easily persuaded

able to be influenced

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Adjective

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

Adjective

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

Adjective

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

Adjective

Overly sensitive to criticism

easily offended

quick to take offence

ill-humoured^UK

like a bear with a sore head

on a short fuse

as cross as two sticks

having got out of bed the wrong side

having got out of bed on the wrong side

hot under the collar

prima donna-ish

self-justifying

perversely irritable

huffy irascible

quick to take offense

hyper-sensitive

easily affected

bundle of nerves

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Adjective

Inexperienced or vulnerable, typically due to one's youth

Adjective

Showing the better qualities of humankind, such as kindness

sympathizing^US

sympathising^UK

philanthropical

public-spirited

self-sacrificing

having heart in right place

loving and giving

well-intentioned

good-humoured^UK

good-humored^US

self-controlled

self-restrained

well intentioned

heart in right place

socially conscious

generous to a fault

going easy with

willing to please

favourably disposed

willing to forgive

eager to please

going along with

able to live with

hail-fellow-well-met

square shooting

revitalising^UK

invigorating^US

envigorating^UK

revitalizing^US

with the patience of Job

anti-discrimination

non-judgemental

non-discriminatory

non-confrontational

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Adjective

Not adequate; helpless

lacking ability

not good enough

leaving much to be desired

not up to scratch

unequal to the task

not up to snuff

out of your depth

not know one's arse from one's elbow

not cut out for

nonprofessional

unqualified for

unable to do something for toffee

couldn't organize a piss-up in a brewery

unable to do something

out of one's element

can't make the grade

without finesse

all fingers and thumbs

lacking finesse

no great shakes

a load of pants

unable to do something to save one's life

not qualified for

non-professional

found wanting in

insufficient for

unsophisticated

with two left feet

having two left feet

having two left hands

rough and ready

rough-and-tumble

rough-and-ready

lacking in propriety

like a bull in a china shop

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Adjective

Significant in the degree of hopelessness

Adjective

Being at the mercy of

Noun

Easy target

babe in the woods

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