Another word for weak
weak
modif.
Lacking physical strength; said of persons
delicate, puny, flabby, flaccid, debilitated, effeminate, feeble, frail, sickly, infirm, decrepit, enervated, senile; see also sick.
Lacking physical strength; said of things
flimsy, makeshift, brittle, unsubstantial, jerry-built, rickety, tumbledown, sleazy, shaky, unsteady, ramshackle, rotten, wobbly, tottery, top-heavy.
Antonyms strong*, shatter-proof, sturdy.
Lacking mental firmness or character
weak-minded, nerveless, fainthearted, irresolute, nervous, spineless, unstrung, palsied, wishy-washy, caitiff, hesitant, vacillating, frightened.
Antonyms brave*, courageous, adventurous.
Lacking in volume
thin, low, soft, indistinct, feeble, faint, dim, muffled, whispered, bated, inaudible, light, stifled, dull, pale.
Lacking in military power
small, paltry, ineffectual, ineffective, inadequate, impotent, ill-equipped, insufficiently armed, limited, unorganized, undisciplined, untrained, vulnerable, exposed, assailable, unprepared.
Lacking in capacity or experience
unsure, raw, green, fresh, untrained, young, backward, insecure, immature, unsteady, handicapped, soft, shaky, uncertain, incomplete, untried.
Antonyms experienced*, expert, trained*.
weak, the broadest in application of these words, basically implies a lack or inferiority of physical, mental, or moral strength a weak muscle, mind, character, foundation, excuse, etc.; feeble suggests a pitiable weakness or ineffectiveness a feeble old man, a feeble joke; frail suggests an inherent or constitutional delicacy or weakness, so as to be easily broken or shattered a frail body, conscience, etc.; infirm suggests a loss of strength or soundness, as through illness or age his infirm old grandfather; decrepit implies a being broken down, worn out, or decayed, as by old age or long use a decrepit old pensioner, a decrepit sofa
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Another word for weak
Not physically strong:
decrepit, delicate, feeble, flimsy, fragile, frail, infirm, insubstantial, puny, unsound, unsubstantial, weakly. See strongSo lacking in strength as to be barely audible:
faint, feeble. See strongLacking stability:
infirm, insecure, precarious, shaky, tottering, tottery, unstable, unsteady, unsure, wobbly. See change, strongNot capable of accomplishing anything:
helpless, impotent, inadequate, incapable, ineffectual, powerless. See ability, strongLower than normal in strength or concentration due to admixture:
dilute, thin, washy, watered-down, waterish, watery. See strongNot plausible or believable:
flimsy, implausible, improbable, inconceivable, incredible, shaky, thin, unbelievable, unconceivable, unconvincing, unsubstantial. See likely
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weak. (n.d.). Retrieved July 28th, 2019, from https://thesaurus.yourdictionary.com/Weak
