weaknesses

NOUN

defect, proneness

Synonyms

STRONGEST

deficiency failing flaw fragility frailty gap instability lack lapse shortcoming vulnerability

STRONG

appetite blemish debility decrepitude delicacy enervation faintness fault feebleness fondness impairment imperfection impotence inclination inconstancy indecision infirmity invalidity irresolution languor liking passion penchant powerlessness predilection proclivity prostration senility taste vice vitiation

WEAK

Achilles heel chink in armor soft spot sore point

Antonyms

STRONGEST

advantage enough perfection plenty strength strong point success

STRONG

ability antipathy disinclination dislike hate hatred health indifference loathing robustness soundness

Example Sentences

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Weaknesses: Too often too much head and eye movement on drop and set in the pocket.

From Los Angeles Times • May 4, 2025

Weaknesses: Strong tendency to drift on drop-backs without setting his feet and planting with a firm base.

From Los Angeles Times • May 4, 2025

Weaknesses in the domestic opposition are also buoying Mr. Yoon’s gamble.

From Washington Times • Mar. 15, 2023

Weaknesses included Berkshire’s consumer products businesses, which reported a 23 percent drop in earnings last year from 2021, hurt by lower demand and higher costs for raw materials and shipping.

From New York Times • Feb. 25, 2023

Weaknesses, follies, indiscretions be could forgive; but subterfuge and dishonesty he never forgot, rarely pardoned.

From McGuffey's Sixth Eclectic Reader by McGuffey, William Holmes