STURDIER Antonyms
Definition of STURDIER
sturdy
Best Opposite Words For STURDIER
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brittle | adjectiveadj | |||||||
noun • caramelized sugar cooled in thin sheets adjective satellite • having little elasticity; hence easily cracked or fractured or snapped • lacking warmth and generosity of spirit • (of metal or glass) not annealed and consequently easily cracked or fractured | ||||||||
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 | ||||||||
flimsy | adjectiveadj | |||||||
adjective • not convincing noun • a thin strong lightweight translucent paper used especially for making carbon copies adjective satellite • lacking solidity or strength • lacking substance or significance | ||||||||
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 | ||||||||
insubstantial | adjectiveadj | |||||||
adjective • lacking material form or substance; unreal adjective satellite • lacking in nutritive value • lacking solidity or 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 | ||||||||
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 | ||||||||
unreliable | adjectiveadj | |||||||
adjective • not worthy of reliance or trust adjective satellite • liable to be erroneous or misleading • dangerously unstable and unpredictable • lacking a sense of responsibility | ||||||||
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 |