Synonyms & related words for susceptible

Find synonyms, related words, and the definition of susceptible — including susceptive, predisposed, suggestible, fictile, prone, impressionable. Dendril is a free visual thesaurus that shows them on an interactive map where stronger matches sit closer to the center — no signup, no ads.

Words related to susceptible

Explore words related to susceptible — words associated with it, words that go with it, and its nearest matches in meaning. Related words include susceptibly, unresistant, insusceptible, unsusceptible, vulnerable, susceptibility, resistant, pregnable. Click any word to make it the center of the map and keep exploring the web of connections.

Synonyms for susceptible

Common synonyms for susceptible include susceptive, predisposed, suggestible, fictile, prone, impressionable, sensitive, nonresistant — words that share a close meaning. Hover or tap any word on the map for its definition and part of speech.

Where does susceptible come from?

The word susceptible breaks down into 2 roots of Latin origin: sus-, from Latin sub (“under, below”); and -cept, from Latin capio (“take, seize”). Explore each root to see other English words built from the same source.