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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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The U.S. economy may be more fragile than a raging bull market suggests.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 31, 2026

—Eurozone yields fall by more than their U.S. peers due to a more fragile eurozone economic outlook.

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

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

From BBC • Apr. 10, 2026

My own mental state became more fragile when I went to the bathroom and saw blood on my underpants.

From "Americanized" by Sara Saedi