The difference between Powerful and Vulnerable

When used as adjectives, powerful means having, or capable of exerting power, potency or influence, whereas vulnerable means open to disclosing one's inner thoughts and feelings, acting in spite of one's instinct to self-preservation.


check bellow for the other definitions of Powerful and Vulnerable

  1. Powerful as an adjective:

    Having, or capable of exerting power, potency or influence.

  2. Powerful as an adjective (mining):

    Large; capacious; said of veins of ore.

  1. Powerful as an adverb (Southern US):

  1. Vulnerable as an adjective:

    More or most likely to be exposed to the chance of being attacked or harmed, either physically or emotionally. Open to disclosing one's inner thoughts and feelings, acting in spite of one's instinct to self-preservation.

    Examples:

    "You are vulnerable to be bullied by someone at school."

    "It's okay to get vulnerable every now and again."

  2. Vulnerable as an adjective (computing):

    More likely to be exposed to malicious programs or viruses.

    Examples:

    "a vulnerable PC with no antivirus software"