vulnerably
In exposed fashion
In a way that exposes oneself to harm, criticism, or emotional risk.
Someone who speaks vulnerably shares feelings without protective armor: She talked vulnerably about her childhood.
The word often implies courage—choosing openness despite the possibility of being hurt.
In risky unstable manner
- dangerouslyIn hazardous manner
- perilouslyIn dangerous manner
- uncertainlyIn a doubtful way
- insecurelyWithout firmness or stability
fragilely · shakily · tenuously · hazardously · unstably · riskily · defenselessly · unsteadily
Without means of protection
- helplesslyWithout ability to cope
- unguardedlyWithout defensive restraint
- unshieldedLacking protective barrier
- unsecuredNot backed by collateral
weakly · powerlessly · nakedly · openly · exposed
In unconcealed manner
- visiblyPerceptibly by sight
- uncoveredMade visible or known
- revealedMade visible or known
- transparentlyIn an obvious manner
bare · unshielded · displayed · unveiled · openly · publicly · unmasked · laid bare
Without hiding anything
- candidlyWithout concealment or evasion
- sincerelyWith genuine feeling
- genuinelyIn a real manner
- truthfullyWithout deception or lies
unreservedly · authentically · forthrightly · frankly · transparently · trustingly · ingenuously · unguardedly
While shedding tears
- heartfeltDeeply and sincerely meant
- openlyWithout hiding anything
- rawlyWithout polish or processing
- unguardedlyWithout defensive restraint
brokenly · tenderly · shakily · tremulously · plaintively · sorrowfully · anguished · mournfully
precariously
In risky unstable manner
- dangerouslyIn hazardous manner
- perilouslyIn dangerous manner
- uncertainlyIn a doubtful way
insecurely · fragilely · shakily · tenuously · hazardously · unstably · riskily · defenselessly · unsteadily
defenselessly
Without means of protection
- helplesslyWithout ability to cope
- unguardedlyWithout defensive restraint
- unshieldedLacking protective barrier
unsecured · weakly · powerlessly · nakedly · openly · exposed
nakedly
In unconcealed manner
transparently · bare · unshielded · displayed · unveiled · openly · publicly · unmasked · laid bare · stripped
openly
Without hiding anything
truthfully · unreservedly · authentically · forthrightly · frankly · transparently · trustingly · ingenuously · unguardedly · revealingly
tearfully
While shedding tears
unguardedly · brokenly · tenderly · shakily · tremulously · plaintively · sorrowfully · anguished · mournfully · wistfully
vulnerablysafely
Without danger occurring
securely · invincibly · invulnerably · imperviously · unassailably
vulnerablyguardedly
With protective caution
defensively · cautiously · warily · reservedly · closed-off
vulnerablyinvincibly
In undefeatable manner
invulnerably · unbeatably · indomitably · impregnably · dominantly
- vulnerable households
- emotional vulnerabilityWillingness to expose feelings
- vulnerable populationsGroups disproportionately susceptible to harm
- vulnerable pointExposed weakness in defense
- vulnerable adultsThose susceptible to harm or exploitation
- vulnerable speciesConservation category below endangered
vulnerable, invulnerable, vulnerability, invulnerability, vulnerabilities, vulnerableness