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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
Free or low-cost VPNs may log your data, serve you ads or offer weak encryption, giving the illusion of security and privacy when, in fact, they provide neither.
Balmer breaks appear in ordinary galaxies, especially in those forming few or no new stars, but they are much weaker than what was seen in The Cliff.
Volkswagen’s vehicle deliveries in China fell 7% in the latest quarter from a year earlier, the latest in a string of weak results in the country.
The high was weaker and displaced further east which resulted in both hurricanes being steered towards Bermuda and the mid-Atlantic rather than towards Florida, normally one of the hardest hit states during hurricane season.
To be sure, given that we have just 25 years of data for the S&P Retail Select Industry Index, the statistical strength of the difference plotted in the chart is weak.
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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
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