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more fragile

ADJECTIVE

breakable, dainty

Synonyms

STRONGEST

delicate feeble frail weak

WEAK

brittle crisp crumbly decrepit fine flimsy fracturable frangible friable infirm insubstantial shatterable shivery slight unsound weakly

Antonyms

STRONGEST

able firm healthy strong

WEAK

durable tough unbreakable

Example Sentences

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From a grotesque 230% valuation gap to a ticking energy crisis, this unstoppable market is more fragile than it looks.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 22, 2026

The chips sector may not have peaked yet, but the run is looking more fragile.

From Barron's • May 12, 2026

This means they are more fragile and have less room for error.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 1, 2026

He warned the current crisis could make airports even more fragile and threaten local communities, potentially impacting European cohesion.

From BBC • Apr. 10, 2026

It feels even more fragile than the others, and I hold it carefully, as if it was an injured bird.

From "Code Name Kingfisher" by Liz Kessler