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weak
adjective as in not strong
Strongest matches
anemic, feeble, fragile, frail, hesitant, powerless, shaky, sickly, sluggish, uncertain, unsteady, weakened, wobbly
Weak matches
debilitated, decrepit, delicate, effete, enervated, epicene, exhausted, faint, flaccid, flimsy, forceless, impuissant, infirm, insubstantial, irresolute, lackadaisical, languid, languorous, limp, makeshift, out of gas, prostrate, puny, rickety, rocky, rotten, senile, spent, spindly, supine, torpid, undependable, unsound, unsubstantial, wasted, wavering, weakly
adjective as in cowardly
Strongest matches
hesitant, indecisive, ineffectual, insecure, nervous, powerless, shaky, soft, uncertain, unstable, wobbly
Weak matches
faint-hearted, fluctuant, frightened, impotent, infirm, irresolute, nerveless, spineless, timorous, undependable, unreliable, unsure, vacillating, wavering, weak-kneed, wimpy, wishy-washy, zero
adjective as in faint, soft
adjective as in deficient, feeble
Strongest matches
immature, inadequate, incomplete, ineffective, ineffectual, inept, lacking, limited, poor, shaky, slim, small, thin
Weak matches
faulty, flabby, flimsy, forceless, green, hollow, implausible, impotent, improbable, incompetent, inconceivable, inconclusive, incredible, invalid, pathetic, raw, shallow, slight, spineless, substandard, thick, unbelievable, unconvincing, unprepared, unqualified, unsatisfactory, unsubstantial, unsure, untrained, wanting
adjective as in exposed, vulnerable
Weak matches
accessible, assailable, defenseless, helpless, indefensible, unguarded, unprotected, unsafe, untenable, wide-open, woundable
Example Sentences
Most of the industry’s weakest players have finally been flushed out.
Drivers behind gold and silver’s record run—slowing U.S. growth and lower interest rates, and a weaker dollar—remain unchanged, Menke says in an email.
In August 2025, Hamas ally Islamic Jihad published a video showing Braslavski looking weak and thin as he spoke under duress.
Sterling was weaker against the dollar and traders were increasingly betting on a weaker pound via the options market ahead of the November 26 U.K. autumn budget.
Even so, the labor market is expected to remain a weak spot.
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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
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