unsusceptible
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Definition
Adjective: * Not susceptible to: Not easily affected, influenced, or harmed by something. Describes a person, thing, or condition that is resistant or immune to a particular effect, emotion, or agent.
Usage
The word "unsusceptible" is a formal adjective used to describe a state of resistance or immunity. It is typically followed by the preposition "to." It is the direct opposite of "susceptible."
Examples
- He seemed unsusceptible to flattery, which made him a difficult person to manipulate.
- This variety of wheat is unsusceptible to the common rust fungus.
- Due to her strong moral principles, she was unsusceptible to corruption.
- The material's coating makes it unsusceptible to water damage.
Advanced Usage
- The term can be used in medical, scientific, and psychological contexts to describe immunity or resistance.
- The patient was found to be unsusceptible to the standard antibiotic treatment, requiring a different approach.
- It can describe emotional or psychological resilience.
- His cynical nature rendered him largely unsusceptible to sentimental appeals.
Variants and Related Words
- Insusceptible: A less common variant with identical meaning and usage (not susceptible to).
- Immune: Often used interchangeably in biological contexts, but "immune" can imply a more absolute or acquired resistance, especially to disease.
- Resistant: Often used for physical materials or traits that withstand force, pressure, or damage.
- Impervious: Suggests complete inability to be penetrated or affected (e.g., impervious to criticism).
- Unsusceptibility (noun): The quality or state of being unsusceptible.
Synonyms
- Immune
- Resistant
- Impervious
- Invulnerable
- Insensitive (to)
Antonyms
- Susceptible
- Vulnerable
- Sensitive (to)
- Prone (to)
- Receptive (to)
Adjective
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not susceptible to
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