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Adjectives (18)
weak
adj. having little physical or spiritual strength; "a weak link"
weak
adj. (used of verbs) having standard (or regular) inflection
weak
adj. having little physical or spiritual strength; "a weak link"
watery
adj. overly diluted; thin and insipid; "washy coffee"; "watery milk"; "weak tea"
effeminate
adj. characterized by excessive softness or self-indulgence: "an effeminate civilization"
powerless
adj. lacking power
ineffectual
adj. "a toothless piece of legislation"
wimpish, wimpy
adj. weak and ineffectual
frail, imperfect, fallible
adj. having the attributes of man as opposed to e.g. divine beings; "I'm only a fallible human"; "frail humanity"
light, unaccented
adj. used of vowels or syllables; pronounced with little or no stress; "a syllable that ends in a short vowel is a light syllable"; "a weak stress on the second syllable"
infirm, feeble, decrepit, weakly
adj. lacking physical strength or vitality; "a feeble old woman"; "her body looked sapless"
Fuzzynyms (80)
shaky, rickety, wobbly, wonky
adj. inclined to shake as from weakness or defect; "a rickety table"; "a wobbly chair with shaky legs"; "the ladder felt a little wobbly"; "the bridge still stands though one of the arches is wonky"
frail, fragile
adj. vulnerably delicate; "she has the fragile beauty of youth"
listless, languid, languorous
adj. lacking spirit or liveliness; "a lackadaisical attempt"; "a languid mood"; "a languid wave of the hand"; "a hot languorous afternoon"
inert, lethargic, sluggish, torpid
adj. slow and apathetic; "she was fat and inert"; "a sluggish worker"; "a mind grown torpid in old age"
shaky, rickety, wobbly, wonky
adj. inclined to shake as from weakness or defect; "a rickety table"; "a wobbly chair with shaky legs"; "the ladder felt a little wobbly"; "the bridge still stands though one of the arches is wonky"
insubstantial, unsubstantial, unreal
adj. lacking material form or substance; unreal; "as insubstantial as a dream"; "an insubstantial mirage on the horizon"
open, open to, assailable, undefendable, undefended
adj. not defended or capable of being defended; "an open city"; "open to attack"
vulnerable
adj. capable of being wounded or hurt; "vulnerable parts of the body"
defenseless, defenceless, helpless
adj. lacking protection or support; "a defenseless child"
irresolute
adj. uncertain how to act or proceed; "the committee was timid and mediocre and irresolute"
weak, infirm, feeble, decrepit, weakly
adj. lacking physical strength or vitality; "a feeble old woman"; "her body looked sapless"
debilitated, enfeebled, infirm, seedy
adj. full of seeds; "as seedy as a fig"
faulty
adj. characterized by errors; "he submitted a faulty report"
frail, imperfect, weak, fallible
adj. having the attributes of man as opposed to e.g. divine beings; "I'm only a fallible human"; "frail humanity"
unhealthy
adj. not in or exhibiting good health in body or mind; "unhealthy ulcers"
sickly, indisposed, peaked, ailing, poorly, unwell
adj. somewhat ill or prone to illness; "my poor ailing grandmother"; "feeling a bit indisposed today"; "you look a little peaked"; "feeling poorly"; "a sickly child"; "is unwell and can't come to work"
ill
adj. not good; unfriendly or harmful: "ill manners"; "ill repute"; "ill deeds"; "ill will"; "an ill wind"
infirm, bedfast, bedridden, bedrid, sick-abed
adj. confined to bed (by illness)
anile
adj. of or like a feeble old woman
debilitated, enfeebled, infirm, seedy
adj. full of seeds; "as seedy as a fig"
adynamic, asthenic, debilitated, enervated
adj. lacking strength or vigor
gaga, doddering, senile
adj. mentally or physically infirm with age; "his mother was doddering and frail"
sick, nauseated, queasy, sickish
adj. feeling nausea; feeling about to vomit
frail, fragile
adj. vulnerably delicate; "she has the fragile beauty of youth"
lame, feeble
adj. pathetically lacking in force or effectiveness; "a feeble excuse"; "a lame argument"
faint, feeble
adj. lacking strength or vigor; "damning with faint praise"; "faint resistance"; "feeble efforts"; "a feeble voice"
delicate
adj. exquisitely fine and subtle and pleasing; susceptible to injury; "a delicate violin passage"; "delicate china"; "a delicate flavor"; "the delicate wing of a butterfly"
Synonyms (60)
sterile
adj. free of or using methods to keep free of pathological microorganisms; "a sterile operating area"; "aseptic surgical instruments"; "aseptic surgical techniques"
daily, day-to-day, day-after-day
adj. occurring or done each day; "a daily record"; "day-by-day labors of thousands of men and women"- H.S.Truman; "her day-after-day behavior"; "an every day occurrence"
first-string
adj. of members of a team; not substitutes
routine, habitual
adj. occurring at fixed times or predictable intervals; "made her routine trip to the store"
orderly, lawful, rule-governed
adj. according to custom or rule or natural law
methodical, well-ordered
adj. ordered well; "well-ordered work habits"
official, prescribed
adj. conforming to set usage, procedure, or discipline; "in prescribed order"
regularized
adj. made regular
symmetrical
adj. having similarity in size, shape, and relative position of corresponding parts
timed
adj. regularly spaced in time; "closely timed intervals"
uniform
adj. evenly spaced; "at regular (or uniform) intervals"
delicate
adj. exquisitely fine and subtle and pleasing; susceptible to injury; "a delicate violin passage"; "delicate china"; "a delicate flavor"; "the delicate wing of a butterfly"
tender, untoughened
adj. physically untoughened; "tender feet"
weak, powerless
adj. lacking power
cut, weakened, thinned
adj. mixed with water; "sold cut whiskey"; "a cup of thinned soup"
compliant
adj. disposed or willing to comply; "children compliant with the parental will"
diffused, softened
adj. (of light rays) subjected to scattering by reflection from a rough surface or transmission through a translucent material; "diffused light"
euphonious
adj. (of speech or dialect) pleasing in sound; not harsh or strident; "her euphonious Southern speech"
flaccid, flabby
adj. out of condition; not strong or robust; incapable of exertion or endurance; "he was too soft for the army"; "flabby around the middle"; "flaccid cheeks"
liquid, gentle
adj. quiet and soothing; "a gentle voice"; "a gentle nocturne"
mellow
adj. having attained to kindliness or gentleness through age and experience; "mellow wisdom"; "the peace of mellow age"
spoilt, spoiled, pampered
adj. having the character or disposition harmed by pampering or oversolicitous attention; "a spoiled child"
impotent
adj. lacking power or ability; "Technology without morality is barbarous; morality without technology is impotent"- Freeman J.Dyson; "felt impotent rage"
ineffective, uneffective
adj. not producing an intended effect; "an ineffective teacher"; "ineffective legislation"
weak
adj. having little physical or spiritual strength; "a weak link"
edentate, edental, edentulate
adj. having few if any teeth; "anteaters are edentate animals"
edentulous
adj. having lost teeth
anthropoid, manlike
adj. resembling human beings
anthropomorphic, anthropomorphous, humanlike
adj. suggesting human characteristics for animals or inanimate things
mortal, earthborn
adj. springing from or born on the earth; "earthborn beings"
hominal
adj. of humankind as a species; "the hominal kingdom"
hominid, hominian
adj. characterizing the family Hominidae, which includes Homo sapiens as well as extinct species of manlike creatures
hominine
adj. characteristic of humankind
feminine
adj. (music or poetry) ending on an unaccented beat or syllable; "a feminine ending"
short
adj. (prosody) used of vowels or syllables
unemphatic
adj. not emphasized
Antonyms (33)
potent
adj. having a strong physiological or chemical effect; "a potent toxin"; "potent liquor"; "a potent cup of tea", "a stiff drink"
strong
adj. having strength or power greater than average or expected; "a strong radio signal"; "strong medicine"; "a strong man"
hefty, muscular, powerful, brawny
adj. (of a person) possessing physical strength and weight; rugged and powerful; "a hefty athlete"; "a muscular boxer"; "powerful arms"
potent
adj. having a strong physiological or chemical effect; "a potent toxin"; "potent liquor"; "a potent cup of tea", "a stiff drink"
robust
adj. strong enough to withstand or overcome intellectual challenges or adversity; "the experiment yielded robust results"; "a robust faith"
robust
adj. physically strong
solid, substantial, sturdy
adj. of good quality and condition; solidly built; "a solid foundation"; "several substantial timber buildings"
powerful
adj. having great power or force or potency or effect; "the most powerful government in western Europe"; "his powerful arms"; "a powerful bomb"; "the horse's powerful kick"; "powerful drugs"; "a powerful argument"
effective
adj. producing or capable of producing an intended result or having a striking effect; "an air-cooled motor was more effective than a witch's broomstick for rapid long-distance transportation"-LewisMumford; "effective teaching methods"; "effective steps toward peace"; "made an effective entrance"; "his complaint proved to be effectual in bringing action"; "an efficacious law"
vigorous, forceful, muscular
adj. having or suggesting great physical power or force; "the muscular and passionate Fifth Symphony"
mighty
adj. having or showing great strength or force or intensity; "struck a mighty blow"; "the mighty logger Paul Bunyan"; "the pen is mightier than the sword"- Bulwer-Lytton
potent, strong
adj. having or wielding force or authority; "providing the ground soldier with increasingly potent weapons"
potent
adj. having a strong physiological or chemical effect; "a potent toxin"; "potent liquor"; "a potent cup of tea", "a stiff drink"
strong
adj. having strength or power greater than average or expected; "a strong radio signal"; "strong medicine"; "a strong man"
robust
adj. strong enough to withstand or overcome intellectual challenges or adversity; "the experiment yielded robust results"; "a robust faith"
solid, substantial, sturdy
adj. of good quality and condition; solidly built; "a solid foundation"; "several substantial timber buildings"
vigorous, forceful
adj. characterized by or full of force or strength (often but not necessarily physical); "a forceful speaker"; "a forceful personality"; "forceful measures"; "a forceful plan for peace"
robust
adj. physically strong
stout, stalwart, hardy, sturdy
adj. having rugged physical strength; inured to fatigue or hardships; "hardy explorers of northern Canada"; "proud of her tall stalwart son"; "stout seamen"; "sturdy young athletes"
weak
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