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fragile

[fraj-uhl, fraj-ahyl] / ˈfrædʒ əl, ˈfrædʒ aɪl /
ADJECTIVE
breakable, dainty
Synonyms
STRONGEST
brittle delicate feeble flimsy frail frangible infirm shatterable weak
WEAK
crisp crumbly decrepit fine fracturable friable insubstantial shivery slight unsound weakly
Antonyms
STRONGEST
able firm healthy strong
WEAK
durable tough unbreakable

Example Sentences

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Oil regained some momentum amid the fragile U.S.-Iran cease-fire.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 9, 2026

Vance, described the ceasefire as a "fragile truce".

From BBC • Apr. 8, 2026

"That's already a point of conflict," in the fragile truce, Zonszein explained.

From Barron's • Apr. 8, 2026

What emerges is not an economy on the brink but one that is increasingly uneven and, in the view of many bankers, growing more fragile beneath the surface.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 8, 2026

She sits looking out to the sea and strums the oud lightly as if it were fragile.

From "Across So Many Seas" by Ruth Behar