ASSAILABLE Synonyms: 39 Similar and Opposite Words

assailable

adjective

Definition of assailable

as in undefended

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Adjective

Back then, America feared an armada of Soviet bombers laden with A-bombs barreling over the horizon, dodging our few anti-aircraft batteries, and dropping their deadly payloads on undefended American cities.

— Barry Scott Zellen, Hartford Courant, 22 Jan. 2026
The lack of range of Coastal Command aircraft left an undefended area known as the Mid-Atlantic Gap, rendering merchant shipping and their escorts without air cover and vulnerable to attack.

— Mark Wood, TheWeek, 7 Jan. 2026

Definition of undefended

Adjective

Instead, experts say that upping the number of shots increases injection pain, leaves children unprotected longer and lowers overall vaccination rates.

— Finch Walker, USA Today, 12 Aug. 2026
They were discontinued because the ACIP and the American Academy of Pediatrics held that separate shots would mean more needles, more appointments and children left unprotected for longer.

— Jake Scott, The Conversation, 12 Aug. 2026

Definition of unprotected

Adjective

The two phantoms were designed to be adult females, since previous research found that breasts and ovaries are especially susceptible to radiation damage.

— Charles Q. Choi, Space.com, 12 Aug. 2026
Without claim-level review capabilities, employers remain susceptible to inaccurate reimbursements regardless of efficiencies achieved through administrative processes.

— Bruce Roffe, Forbes.com, 12 Aug. 2026

Definition of susceptible

Adjective

Simpson was subsequently found liable in a civil case where the burden of proof was lower.

— Tracy Grant, Encyclopedia Britannica, 7 Aug. 2026
Measures that would affect Meta’s algorithm would probably violate the 1st Amendment and Section 230, which protects platforms for being legally liable for content posted by its users.

— Queenie Wong, Los Angeles Times, 7 Aug. 2026

Definition of liable

Adjective

Sheer rock walls loom on one side, while the other, which is largely unguarded, plunges to the narrow canyon below.

— Evie Carrick, Travel + Leisure, 7 July 2026
Very good passer who can be a connector offensively, start the break himself, and has improved each year as a shooter, making 37% of his 3-pointers this season, including 45% when unguarded and even 38% off the dribble.

— Tom Ignudo, CBS News, 23 June 2026

Definition of unguarded

Adjective

The reversal comes amid economic uncertainties making workers feel insecure about their financial footing and their futures, analysts said.

— Medora Lee, USA Today, 11 Aug. 2026
At one presentation, two researchers from Kumio revealed that 39 parental monitoring apps—serving more than 36 million children—were storing sensitive data on a single, insecure server.

— Kim Key, PC Magazine, 8 Aug. 2026

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