influenceable
Open to persuasion
Influenceable describes someone or something susceptible to influence—capable of being swayed, persuaded, or affected by outside forces.
The word often carries a slightly negative connotation, suggesting vulnerability or lack of firm conviction: Young voters are highly influenceable by social media.
The committee proved more influenceable than we expected.
Capable of being persuaded
- swayableAble to be persuaded
- amenableWilling to comply
- receptiveOpen to input
- open-mindedReceptive to different ideas
agreeable · cooperative · tractable · acquiescent · compliant · obliging · accommodating · yielding
Easily controlled or taught
- compliantYielding to others' wishes
- obedientFollowing commands willingly
- acquiescentAccepting without resistance
- passiveNot actively participating
meek · deferential · subservient · unassertive · yielding · biddable · conformable · servile
Easily influenced or harmed
- naiveInnocently unsuspecting
- gullibleEasily deceived
- credulousProne to blind trust
- trustingInclined to believe others
innocent · youthful · adolescent · unworldly · ingenuous · unsophisticated · unformed · vulnerable
Capable of bending easily
- adaptableAble to adjust readily
- flexibleAble to bend freely
- moldableCapable of being shaped
- shapableAble to be molded
manipulable · modifiable · plastic · formable · workable · transformable · adjustable · reshapeable
convincible
Capable of being persuaded
open-minded · agreeable · cooperative · tractable · acquiescent · compliant · obliging · accommodating · yielding · biddable
docile
Easily controlled or taught
- compliantYielding to others' wishes
- obedientFollowing commands willingly
- acquiescentAccepting without resistance
passive · meek · deferential · subservient · unassertive · yielding · biddable · conformable · servile · timid
susceptible
Easily influenced or harmed
trusting · innocent · youthful · adolescent · unworldly · ingenuous · unsophisticated · unformed · vulnerable · inexperienced
pliable
Capable of bending easily
shapable · manipulable · modifiable · plastic · formable · workable · transformable · adjustable · reshapeable · ductile
influenceableunpersuadable
Impossible to convince
impervious · resistant · immune · stubborn · obstinate
influenceablesteadfast
Firmly loyal, unshakeable
resolute · strong-willed · adamant · inflexible · iron-willed