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attackable

attackable

1 5.8
Not well protected from others who want to hurt it
  • adjective
  • /əˈtækəbl/
translation icon : atacable
  • The general warned that the lack of scouts made their position attackable by the enemy army.

Examples

  • Whatever Petraeus eventually reveals, his credibility is immediately attackable, giving Obama cover.

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  • "We didn't have titles that were really attackable," says Irwin Donnenfeld.

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  • The fortress was designed to be strong, but after years of neglect, it became attackable by raiders.

  • With her defenses down, the once invulnerable castle was now attackable due to the weakened walls.

Synonyms

vulnerable
vsattackable
581 4.0

At risk of being harmed, attacked or influenced

means being open to harm from direct force rather than being easily affected emotionally
assailable
vsattackable
1 7.7

Open to attack, harm, or strong criticism

means being exposed to physical harm rather than to criticism or broader threats

Antonyms

secure
318 3.2

Protected from danger or from people trying to break in

defendable
3 4.6

Can resist attack or strong criticism

How Vulnerable

exposed
1 3.4
attackable
1 5.8
resistant
8 3.7
protected
1 2.0
invulnerable
22 7.7

Surface Forms

attackable positive

Morphology

attackable = attack (transparent) = attack + able

Standard adjective formation from the verb 'attack' with the productive suffix '-able', yielding 'able to be attacked'.

Etymology

The word attackable breaks into attack ('to set upon') and the ending -able ('able to be done'). So, something attackable is 'able to be attacked' or open to attack.