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weak
adjective as in not strong
Strongest matches
anemic, feeble, fragile, frail, hesitant, powerless, shaky, sickly, sluggish, uncertain, unsteady, weakened, wobbly
Weak matches
debilitated, decrepit, delicate, effete, enervated, epicene, exhausted, faint, flaccid, flimsy, forceless, impuissant, infirm, insubstantial, irresolute, lackadaisical, languid, languorous, limp, makeshift, out of gas, prostrate, puny, rickety, rocky, rotten, senile, spent, spindly, supine, torpid, undependable, unsound, unsubstantial, wasted, wavering, weakly
adjective as in cowardly
Strongest matches
hesitant, indecisive, ineffectual, insecure, nervous, powerless, shaky, soft, uncertain, unstable, wobbly
Weak matches
faint-hearted, fluctuant, frightened, impotent, infirm, irresolute, nerveless, spineless, timorous, undependable, unreliable, unsure, vacillating, wavering, weak-kneed, wimpy, wishy-washy, zero
adjective as in faint, soft
adjective as in deficient, feeble
Strongest matches
immature, inadequate, incomplete, ineffective, ineffectual, inept, lacking, limited, poor, shaky, slim, small, thin
Weak matches
faulty, flabby, flimsy, forceless, green, hollow, implausible, impotent, improbable, incompetent, inconceivable, inconclusive, incredible, invalid, pathetic, raw, shallow, slight, spineless, substandard, thick, unbelievable, unconvincing, unprepared, unqualified, unsatisfactory, unsubstantial, unsure, untrained, wanting
adjective as in exposed, vulnerable
Weak matches
accessible, assailable, defenseless, helpless, indefensible, unguarded, unprotected, unsafe, untenable, wide-open, woundable
Example Sentences
Five miners were pulled out on Wednesday by rope, but they were frail and weak.
But to be effective, there cannot be any weak link in the defense.
The real purpose here is to insulate the snowflake-fragile egos of men who cannot feel mighty unless a woman pretends — or is forced to pretend — that she's weak.
The carbon fibre was attached to two rings of titanium, creating weak points.
Other Tories to have criticised the deal include James Cleverly, who took part in negotiations himself as foreign secretary but has since described Labour's proposed agreement as "weak".
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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
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