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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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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

“Many of our former strengths, based on our close ties to America, have become weaknesses we must correct,” he told his electorate.

From Barron's • Apr. 23, 2026

Mekies was asked whether the bigger gap in China and Japan compared with Australia was simply a corollary of the fact that the Melbourne track has fewer corners to expose the car's weaknesses.

From BBC • Apr. 21, 2026

I believed he had no human weaknesses or faults, and that, therefore, he could make no mistakes and that he could do no wrong.

From "The Autobiography of Malcolm X" by Alex Malcolm X;Hailey