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weaknesses

NOUN

defect, proneness

Synonyms

STRONGEST

deficiency failing flaw fragility frailty gap instability lack lapse shortcoming vulnerability

STRONG

appetite blemish debility decrepitude delicacy enervation faintness fault feebleness fondness impairment imperfection impotence inclination inconstancy indecision infirmity invalidity irresolution languor liking passion penchant powerlessness predilection proclivity prostration senility taste vice vitiation

WEAK

Achilles heel chink in armor soft spot sore point

Antonyms

STRONGEST

advantage enough perfection plenty strength strong point success

STRONG

ability antipathy disinclination dislike hate hatred health indifference loathing robustness soundness

Example Sentences

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Friend of Slate Aliza Shatzman, president and founder of the Legal Accountability Project, writes how this case shows weaknesses that Congress should have fixed long ago with legislation and oversight.

From Slate • Jun. 11, 2026

The latest generation of AI models can detect software weaknesses at unprecedented speed.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 10, 2026

But while the Los Alamos team was developing algorithms for scientific visualization, they found that the mathematics behind the model had important weaknesses.

From Science Daily • Jun. 7, 2026

Anthropic on Tuesday gave approximately 150 organizations around the world access to Mythos, its powerful new AI model whose rapid ability to identify weaknesses in computer security has sparked global concern.

From Barron's • Jun. 2, 2026

They both resented the marriage because it exposed—to each other, if not to society at large—their own immaturity, moral weaknesses, and intellectual shortcomings.

From "The Milagro Beanfield War" by John Nichols