suggestible

[ suhg-jes-tuh-buhl, suh- ]

adjective

1. subject to or easily influenced by suggestion.
2. that may be suggested.

suggestible

/ səˈdʒɛstɪbəl /

adjective

1. easily influenced by ideas provided by other persons
2. characteristic of something that can be suggested

Derived Forms

• sugˈgestibleness, noun
• sugˈgestibly, adverb

Other Words From

• sug·gesti·bili·ty sug·gesti·ble·ness noun
• sug·gesti·bly adverb
• hyper·sug·gesti·bili·ty noun
• hyper·sug·gesti·ble adjective
• hyper·sug·gesti·ble·ness noun
• hyper·sug·gesti·bly adverb
• nonsug·gesti·ble adjective
• unsug·gesti·ble adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of suggestible¹

First recorded in 1885–90; suggest + -ible

Example Sentences

Experts say the injury has badly affected his memory and general ability to process more than basic information, leaving him suggestible and vulnerable to potential manipulation.

From BBC

The thing we may be learning this week, amid the Converses, the Brats, the couches, and the cat ladies, is that despair and hopelessness are effective political tactics not just because they build a malleable and suggestible electorate but also because they change our actual brains.

From Slate

That George eventually becomes a capable politician matters less to her than his ability to keep James happy, and therefore suggestible.

From Salon

But we are entering a toxic moment in which political vulnerability and the prospect of legal accountability mean that whipping up your most vulnerable and suggestible followers seems more a tactic than a disgrace.

From Slate

Dating apps weren't around in 1981, but if they were, it would be suggestible for Gino to get on one, pronto.

From Salon