Meanings
- usuallywith toOpen (especially to something), unconcealed and/or unprotected (and therefore vulnerable, susceptible).
exposed beam
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exposed to light; exposed to water; exposed to abuse; exposed to danger
an exposed path (trail, etc) up the mountain (one with a drop-off on one or both sides)
The monastery perched on an exposed cliff.
The soldiers needed to find cover fast. Their current position was very exposed.
The bike chain is open and exposed to tough environmental conditions such as temperature changes, humidity, rain, dirt and road salt.
- participlepastsimple past and past participle of expose
The film was not exposed to sufficient light.
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Manganism has been known about since the 19th century, when miners exposed to ores containing manganese, a silvery metal, began to totter, slur their speech and behave like someone inebriated.[…]Nowadays workers are exposed to far lower doses and manganism is rare.
2014 April 21, “Subtle effects”, in The Economist, volume 411, number 8884
Synonyms & antonyms
adjectivewith no protection or shield
Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Translations
Arabic مَكْشُوف, مُعَرَّض
- مَكْشُوف (makšūf)open and unprotected
- مُعَرَّض (muʕarraḍ)open and unprotected
Bulgarian открит, незащитен
- открит (otkrit)open and unprotected
- незащитен (nezaštiten)open and unprotected
German ausgesetzt
- ausgesetztopen and unprotected
Irish argail
- argailopen and unprotected
Latin patens
- patensopen and unprotected
Māori hōrakerake, tūwherawhera
- hōrakerakeopen and unprotected
- tūwherawheraopen and unprotected
- whakamāeaeaopen and unprotected
Polish wystawiony, odsłonięty
- wystawionyopen and unprotected
- odsłoniętyopen and unprotected
Spanish expuesto, expósito
- expuestoopen and unprotected
- expósitoopen and unprotected
Rhymes & wordplay
Rhymes with exposed
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exposed. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/exposed
“exposed.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/exposed. Accessed November 2, 2026.
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “exposed,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/exposed.
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