FEEBLE Synonyms
There are 14 hypernyms of the word feeble. (close relations)
Best Alternative Words for FEEBLE
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infirm | adjectiveadj | |||||||
adjective satellite • lacking bodily or muscular strength or vitality • lacking firmness of will or character or purpose | ||||||||
weak | adjectiveadj | |||||||
adjective • wanting in physical strength adjective satellite • overly diluted; thin and insipid • (used of vowels or syllables) pronounced with little or no stress • wanting in moral strength, courage, or will; having the attributes of man as opposed to e.g. divine beings • tending downward in price • deficient or lacking in some skill • lacking bodily or muscular strength or vitality • (used of verbs) having standard (or regular) inflection • not having authority, political strength, or governing power • deficient in magnitude; barely perceptible; lacking clarity or brightness or loudness etc • likely to fail under stress or pressure • deficient in intelligence or mental power | ||||||||
debilitated | adjectiveadj | |||||||
adjective satellite • lacking energy or vitality | ||||||||
anemic | adjectiveadj | |||||||
adjective • relating to anemia or suffering from anemia adjective satellite • lacking vigor or energy | ||||||||
delicate | adjectiveadj | |||||||
adjective • exquisitely fine and subtle and pleasing; susceptible to injury adjective satellite • marked by great skill especially in meticulous technique • easily broken or damaged or destroyed • easily hurt • developed with extreme delicacy and subtlety • difficult to handle; requiring great tact • of an instrument or device; capable of registering minute differences or changes precisely | ||||||||
fragile | adjectiveadj | |||||||
adjective satellite • easily broken or damaged or destroyed • vulnerably delicate • lacking substance or significance | ||||||||
frail | adjectiveadj | |||||||
adjective • physically weak noun • the weight of a frail (basket) full of raisins or figs; between 50 and 75 pounds • a basket for holding dried fruit (especially raisins or figs) adjective satellite • wanting in moral strength, courage, or will; having the attributes of man as opposed to e.g. divine beings • easily broken or damaged or destroyed | ||||||||
powerless | adjectiveadj | |||||||
adjective • lacking power | ||||||||
puny | adjectiveadj | |||||||
adjective satellite • inferior in strength or significance • (used especially of persons) of inferior size | ||||||||
sickly | adjectiveadj | |||||||
adjective satellite • unhealthy looking • somewhat ill or prone to illness | ||||||||
enfeebled | adjectiveadj | |||||||
verb • make weak | ||||||||
faint | verb, noun, adjectivev, n, adj | |||||||
noun • a spontaneous loss of consciousness caused by insufficient blood to the brain adjective satellite • deficient in magnitude; barely perceptible; lacking clarity or brightness or loudness etc • lacking clarity or distinctness • lacking strength or vigor • weak and likely to lose consciousness • indistinctly understood or felt or perceived • lacking conviction or boldness or courage verb • pass out from weakness, physical or emotional distress due to a loss of blood supply to the brain | ||||||||
debile | adjectiveadj | |||||||
adjective satellite • lacking bodily or muscular strength or vitality | ||||||||
decrepit | adjectiveadj | |||||||
adjective satellite • worn and broken down by hard use • lacking bodily or muscular strength or vitality | ||||||||
lame | adjectiveadj | |||||||
noun • someone who doesn't understand what is going on • a fabric interwoven with threads of metal adjective satellite • pathetically lacking in force or effectiveness • disabled in the feet or legs verb • deprive of the use of a limb, especially a leg | ||||||||
nerveless | adjectiveadj | |||||||
adjective satellite • marked by calm self-control (especially in trying circumstances); unemotional • lacking strength | ||||||||
rickety | adjectiveadj | |||||||
adjective satellite • inclined to shake as from weakness or defect • affected with, suffering from, or characteristic of rickets • lacking bodily or muscular strength or vitality | ||||||||
sapless | adjectiveadj | |||||||
adjective satellite • lacking bodily or muscular strength or vitality • destitute of sap and other vital juices; dry | ||||||||
weakly | adverb, adjectiveadv, adj | |||||||
adverb • in a weak or feeble manner or to a minor degree adjective satellite • lacking bodily or muscular strength or vitality |