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TENACIOUS Antonyms

There are 10 antonyms of the word tenacious. (opposite meanings)
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Best Opposite Words For TENACIOUS

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fickle
adjectiveadj
adjective satellite

• marked by erratic changeableness in affections or attachments

• liable to sudden unpredictable change

flexible
adjectiveadj
adjective

• capable of being changed

• able to flex; able to bend easily

• making or willing to make concessions

adjective satellite

• able to adjust readily to different conditions

• bending and snapping back readily without breaking

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

irresolute
adjectiveadj
adjective

• uncertain how to act or proceed

loose
adjectiveadj
adjective

• not compact or dense in structure or arrangement

• not tight; not closely constrained or constricted or constricting

• not affixed

adverb

• without restraint

adjective satellite

• (of a ball in sport) not in the possession or control of any player

• not officially recognized or controlled

• not literal

• emptying easily or excessively

• not tense or taut

• (of textures) full of small openings or gaps

• lacking a sense of restraint or responsibility

• not carefully arranged in a package

• having escaped, especially from confinement

• casual and unrestrained in sexual behavior

verb

• grant freedom to; free from confinement

• turn loose or free from restraint

• make loose or looser

• become loose or looser or less tight

quitter
nounn
noun

• a person who gives up too easily

uncommitted
adjectiveadj
adjective

• not bound or pledged

• not associated in an exclusive sexual relationship

adjective satellite

• not busy; not otherwise committed

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

yielding
adjectiveadj
noun

• a verbal act of admitting defeat

• the act of conceding or yielding

adjective satellite

• inclined to yield to argument or influence or control

• lacking stiffness and giving way to pressure

• tending to give in or surrender or agree

surrendering
verbv
noun

• acceptance of despair

• a verbal act of admitting defeat

• the delivery of a principal into lawful custody

• the act of surrendering (usually under agreed conditions)

verb

• give up or agree to forgo to the power or possession of another

• relinquish possession or control over

Alternatives for FICKLE

Alternatives for FLEXIBLE

Alternatives for FRAIL

Alternatives for IRRESOLUTE

Alternatives for LOOSE

Alternatives for UNCOMMITTED

Alternatives for WEAK

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