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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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The warning comes weeks after AI company Anthropic cautioned that its yet-to-be-released "Mythos" model was incredibly adept at finding and exploiting such weaknesses.

From Barron's • May 7, 2026

Those earlier shocks exposed the country’s weaknesses and forced it to build the systems it used this time: large strategic stockpiles, expanded nuclear capacity and a more flexible supply base.

From MarketWatch • May 7, 2026

“More than 10 years out, we know the strengths and weaknesses of the product,” Alpert said.

From Los Angeles Times • May 7, 2026

The strengths and weaknesses of “The First Salute” are inseparable: Its narrative, sprawling and complicated like the Jewish diaspora itself, can be hard to follow.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 6, 2026

I began thinking about what would happen if we all just acknowledged our brokenness, if we owned up to our weaknesses, our deficits, our biases, our fears.

From "Just Mercy" by Bryan Stevenson