susceptible

1. 1.

   (often followed by `of' or `to') yielding readily to or capable of

   “susceptible to colds”

   “susceptible of proof”

   Antonymsunsusceptible

   Similarallergicamenablecapableconvinciblefictileliablepredisposedsuggestible
2. 2.

   easily impressed emotionally

   Similarimpressionable

Questions about susceptible

What does susceptible mean?

susceptible means "(often followed by `of' or `to') yielding readily to or capable of". That is the primary sense; the word has 2 in total, listed in full on this page.

How many syllables are in susceptible?

susceptible has 4 syllables: su-scep-ti-ble. The stress falls on "scep". In IPA it is /səˈsɛptəbəl/.

What is the opposite of susceptible?

The recorded antonyms are unsusceptible.

Is susceptible a common word?

susceptible is banded "Familiar" — widely understood, used when the subject calls for it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.

What rhymes with susceptible?

3 words rhyme with susceptible. Rhymes are matched on the phonemes from the last stressed vowel onward, which is the definition a reader has in their head.