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| Main Entry: | weak |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | not strong |
| Synonyms: | anemic, debilitated, decrepit, delicate, effete, enervated, exhausted, faint, feeble, flaccid, flimsy, fragile, frail, hesitant, infirm, insubstantial, irresolute, lackadaisical*, languid, limp, makeshift, powerless, prostrate, puny, rickety, rocky*, rotten, senile, shaky, sickly, sluggish, spent, spindly, supine, tender, torpid, uncertain, undependable, unsound, unsteady, unsubstantial, wasted, wavering, weakened, wobbly, forceless, impuissant, languorous, out of gas, weakly |
| Antonyms: | firm, potent, strong |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | weak |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | cowardly |
| Synonyms: | frightened, hesitant, impotent, indecisive, ineffectual, infirm, insecure, irresolute, laid-back*, nerveless, nervous, palsied, powerless, shaky, soft, spineless, tender, timorous, uncertain, undependable, unreliable, unstable, unsure, vacillating, wavering, wishy-washy*, wobbly, zero*, faint-hearted, fluctuant, weak-kneed, wimpy |
| Antonyms: | bold, brave, confident |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | weak |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | faint, soft |
| Synonyms: | dim, distant, dull, feeble, gentle, imperceptible, inaudible, indistinct, low, muffled, pale, poor, quiet, slight, small, thin, whispered, bated, reedy, stifled, unaccented, unstressed |
| Antonyms: | loud, noisy, potent, strong |
| Main Entry: | weak |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | deficient, feeble |
| Synonyms: | faulty, flabby, flimsy, green*, handicapped, hollow, immature, implausible, impotent, improbable, inadequate, incompetent, incomplete, inconceivable, inconclusive, incredible, ineffective, ineffectual, inept, invalid, lacking, lame, limited, pathetic, poor, raw, shaky, shallow, slight, slim, small, spineless, substandard, thick, thin, unbelievable, unconvincing, unprepared, unqualified, unsatisfactory, unsubstantial, unsure, untrained, wanting, forceless |
| Antonyms: | able, capable, fit, sufficient |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | weak |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | exposed, vulnerable |
| Synonyms: | accessible, assailable, defenseless, helpless, indefensible, unguarded, unprotected, unsafe, untenable, wide-open*, woundable |
| Antonyms: | guarded, protected, safe, secure |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | weak |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | watered-down |
| Synonyms: | dilute, diluted, insipid, tasteless, thin, watery, wishy-washy*, milk-and-water, runny, washy, waterish |
| Antonyms: | concentrated, strong, thick |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | ailing |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | not feeling well |
| Synonyms: | below par, debilitated, diseased, down, feeble, ill, indisposed, rocky*, run down*, sick, sickly, under the weather*, unwell, weak, down with, enfeebled, feeling awful, sick as a dog, wasting |
| Antonyms: | healthy |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | apprehensive |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | anxious, fearful |
| Synonyms: | afraid, alarmed, concerned, doubtful, foreboding, frozen*, hung up*, jittery, jumpy, lily-livered*, shaky*, stiff, suspicious, troubled, uncertain, uneasy, uptight, weak, worried, biting nails, butterflies, disquieted, feel in bones, get vibes, have a hunch, have cold feet, have funny feeling, have stage fright, in a cold sweat, in a dither, in a sweat, jellyfish, mistrustful, running scared, scaredy-cat, worried sick |
| Antonyms: | calm, quiet, unafraid, at ease, undoubting, unfearful, unsuspicious, unworried |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | bland |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | tasteless; undistinctive |
| Synonyms: | banal, blah*, boring, dull, flat, flavorless, humdrum, insipid, monotonous, nothing, pabulum*, tame, tedious, unexciting, uninteresting, vanilla*, vapid, watery, weak, wishy-washy*, zero*, dull as dishwater, ho hum, milk-and-water, nerdy, sapless*, uninspiring, unstimulating, waterish, wimpy |
| Antonyms: | delicious, distinctive, sharp, tasty, yummy |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | breakable |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | easily hurt or destroyed |
| Synonyms: | brittle, crisp, crumbly, delicate, flimsy, fragile, frail, friable, vitreous, weak, crispy, fracturable, frangible, shatterable, shattery, splintery |
| Antonyms: | durable, sturdy, unbreakable |
| Main Entry: | brittle |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | fragile |
| Synonyms: | breakable, crisp, crumbling, crumbly, delicate, frail, friable, inelastic, vitreous, weak, frangible, shatterable, shivery |
| Antonyms: | durable, flexible, resilient, supple, moveable |
| Main Entry: | broken |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | not working |
| Synonyms: | defective, disabled, down, exhausted, faulty, feeble, gone, haywire, imperfect, kaput*, on the blink*, on the fritz, out, out of commission*, out of order, ruined, run-down, shot, spent, unsatisfactory, weak, wrecked, busted, coming unglued, coming unstuck, fallen apart, gone to pieces, gone to pot, in disrepair, in need of repair, in the shop, inoperable, not functioning, on the shelf, out of kilter, out of whack, screwed up, wracked |
| Antonyms: | fixed, unbroken, working |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | broken |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | stuttering in speech |
| Synonyms: | disjointed, halting, hesitant, hesitating, imperfect, incoherent, unintelligible, weak, mumbled, muttered, stammering |
| Antonyms: | continuous, flowing |
| Main Entry: | cowardly |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | fearful |
| Synonyms: | afraid, anxious, apprehensive, backward, base, caitiff, craven, dastardly, diffident, fainthearted, frightened, gutless, jittery, lily-livered*, nervous, paper tiger*, pusillanimous, recreant, retiring, scared, shrinking, shy, soft*, spineless*, timid, timorous, weak, worthless, yellow*, chicken-hearted, cowering, cowhearted, dismayed, having the willies, lacking courage, no guts, panicky, pigeonhearted, running scared, weak-kneed, yellow-bellied |
| Antonyms: | bold, brave, courageous, daring, dauntless, unafraid, undaunted, unfearful |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | decrepit |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | deteriorated, debilitated, especially as a result of age |
| Synonyms: | aged, antiquated, bedraggled, broken-down, crippled, dilapidated, doddering, effete, feeble, flimsy, fragile, frail, haggard, incapacitated, infirm, insubstantial, old, ramshackle, rickety, run-down, seedy, senile, shabby, shaking, superannuated, tacky, threadbare, tired, unsound, used, wasted, weak, weather-beaten, worn, worn-out, anile, battered, creaky, quavering, tottering, tumble-down, weakly |
| Antonyms: | fit, healthy, young |
| Main Entry: | defenseless |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | powerless, vulnerable |
| Synonyms: | caught, endangered, exposed, helpless, indefensible, naked*, open, poor, unarmed, unguarded, unprotected, weak, hands tied, in line of fire, like a clay pigeon, like a sitting duck, on the line, on the spot, out on limb, pigeon*, up the creek, wide open |
| Antonyms: | powerful, strong |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | deficient |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | imperfect, inadequate |
| Synonyms: | amiss, bad, damaged, defective, exiguous, faulty, impaired, incomplete, inferior, infrequent, injured, insufficient, lacking, meager, rare, scanty*, scarce, second fiddle*, second string, short, shy, sketchy, skimpy, unequal, unfinished, unsatisfactory, wanting, weak, flawed, found wanting, marred, not cut out for, not enough, not make it, not up to scratch, outta gas, scant, third string, unassembled |
| Notes: | defective means having a defect or fault, while deficient means inadequate or lacking in amount or degree |
| Antonyms: | adequate, ample, enough, excessive, faultless, flawless, perfect, satisfactory, sufficient, superfluous |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | delicate |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | sickly |
| Synonyms: | ailing, debilitated, decrepit, feeble, flimsy, fragile, frail, infirm, slender, slight, susceptible, tender, unhealthy, weak, shatterable, shattery |
| Antonyms: | healthful, healthy, strong |
| Main Entry: | dim |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | darkish |
| Synonyms: | blah, bleary, cloudy, dark, dingy, dreary, dull, dusk, dusky, faded, faint, flat, fuzzy, gloomy, gray, ill-defined, indistinct, lackluster, mat, monotonous, murky, opaque, overcast, pale, shadowy, tenebrous, unclear, vague, weak, blurred, caliginous, lightless, monotone, muted, obscured, poorly lit, sullied, tarnished, unilluminated |
| Antonyms: | bright, brilliant, clear, distinct, light |
| Main Entry: | doddering |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | aged, feeble |
| Synonyms: | decrepit, infirm, senile, shaky, unsteady, weak, anile, dotard, faltering, floundering, tottering, trembling |
| Antonyms: | agile, young, youthful |
Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition
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