FRAIL Synonyms
There are 10 hypernyms of the word frail. (close relations)
frailness
Best Alternative Words for FRAIL
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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 | ||||||||
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 | ||||||||
ailing | adjectiveadj | |||||||
adjective satellite • somewhat ill or prone to illness | ||||||||
debilitated | adjectiveadj | |||||||
adjective satellite • lacking energy or vitality | ||||||||
decrepit | adjectiveadj | |||||||
adjective satellite • worn and broken down by hard use • lacking bodily or muscular strength or vitality | ||||||||
feeble | adjectiveadj | |||||||
adjective satellite • pathetically lacking in force or effectiveness • lacking strength or vigor • lacking bodily or muscular strength or vitality • lacking strength | ||||||||
infirm | adjectiveadj | |||||||
adjective satellite • lacking bodily or muscular strength or vitality • lacking firmness of will or character or purpose | ||||||||
shaky | adjectiveadj | |||||||
adjective satellite • inclined to shake as from weakness or defect • vibrating slightly and irregularly; as e.g. with fear or cold or like the leaves of an aspen in a breeze • not secure; beset with difficulties | ||||||||
sickly | adjectiveadj | |||||||
adjective satellite • unhealthy looking • somewhat ill or prone to illness | ||||||||
tottering | adjectiveadj | |||||||
adjective satellite • unsteady in gait as from infirmity or old age • (of structures or institutions) having lost stability; failing or on the point of collapse | ||||||||
unsound | adjectiveadj | |||||||
adjective • not in good condition; damaged or decayed • not sound financially adjective satellite • containing or based on a fallacy • suffering from severe mental illness • physically unsound or diseased • of e.g. advice | ||||||||
enfeebled | adjectiveadj | |||||||
verb • make weak | ||||||||
fallible | adjectiveadj | |||||||
adjective • likely to fail or make errors adjective satellite • wanting in moral strength, courage, or will; having the attributes of man as opposed to e.g. divine beings | ||||||||
imperfect | adjectiveadj | |||||||
adjective • not perfect; defective or inadequate noun • a tense of verbs used in describing action that is on-going adjective satellite • wanting in moral strength, courage, or will; having the attributes of man as opposed to e.g. divine beings |