Weak

/wiːk/

Synonyms for "weak" (726 found)

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Closest matches (146)

Adjective(14 words)

feeble frail anaemic boggiest crumbly debile decrepit defect dilutedilute beveragedilute concentrationdilute flavordimmestdünne luft

abulic accented accessible achromatic achromic adamic adamite adamitic afraid airy alveolar amenable anemic anile anthropocentric anthropological apical apico-alveolar apico-dental articulated

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Adjective(12 words)

anemic breakable broken-down damaged debilitated decrepit delicate dickless effete enervated enfeebled exhausted

Noun(6 words)

dilute brothdilute colorless solutiondilute dyedilute juicedilute solutiondilute solvent

Verb(2 words)

dilute evidencedilute ink

Strong matches (217)

exsanguineous fade faded fagged faint faint-hearted faint-voiced fainthearted fainting faintish fallen fallow fatigued fearful featherweight feeble feeblemindedfeeling faintfilmy fine

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fine drawnfine-drawn finespun finite flabby flaccid flagging flat flavorless fleshly flimsy floppy fluctuant foggy footsore forceless fossilized fragile frail frazzled front funking funky fuzzy gauzy gentle gerontal gerontic ghastly girlish glide glossal glottal gonegood and tiredgossamer gracile gray grey groggy gruelly gutless guttural haggard half-heard half-seen half-visible hard hazy heavy helpless henhearted hesitant high hominal homocentric hueless human humanistic hypochromic ill-defined imbecile implausible impotent imprecise impressionable improbable impure inadequate inane incompetent inconceivable inconclusive inconspicuous incredible indefinite indifferent indistinct indistinguishable ineffective ineffectual inefficacious inept infirm influenceable insecure insipid insubstantial intimidated intonated invertebrate irresolute irresponsible jaded jejune labial labiodental labiovelar lackluster lacy lame languid languorous lapsed lateral lax leaden lenient lethargic light lightweightlily liveredlily-livered limber limp lingual liquid listless livid loose lowlow profilelow-profile lurid lusterless lustless malleable man-centered marrowless mat mealy meekmerely glimpsedmid mildmilk-and-watermilk-livered milksoppish milksoppy misty monophthongal

Adjective(11 words)

faint flimsy fragile harmed hurt impaired impotent infirm injured languid low

Adjective(38 words)

faintfaint tracefalliblefeeble attemptfeeble personfeeblest flabbiest flawflawed justificationflimsiest flimsyflimsy argumentflimsy rationalefloppier fragilefrail personfrailer frailest gauziest gimpy

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iffiest imperfect implausibleineffective authorityinfirminsecure algorithminsubstantialinsubstantial claiminsufficient jellylike lame lightlimited correlative influencelow credibilitylow intensitylow potentialmaigreminor justification

Noun(6 words)

faint verblamerless solidlimpingmore dilutemore watery

Verb(1 words)

lames

Related words (363)

moribund mortal mossbackedmoth eatenmoth-eaten mousy movable muddy mummylike murmured muted narrow nasal nasalized negligent nerveless neutralno accountno-account obscure

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occlusiveof easy virtueof no accountonly humanopenopen mindedopen-mindedout of focusoverindulgent overpermissive overtimid overtimorous oxytone palatal palatalized palepale as deathpale-faced pallid palsied panic-prone panicky papery papery-skinned pappy pasty peaky peccable penetrable permissive persuadable persuasible pervious pharyngeal pharyngealized phonemic phonetic phonic pianissimo piano pigeonhearted pitch pitched pithless plastic pliable pliant pooped poor postlapsarian posttonic powerless pregnable prodigal pulpy puny rabbity rare rarefiedravaged with ageready to dropreceptive recidivist recidivistic relaxed remiss responsive retroflex rickety rocky rootless rounded rubberyrun downrun raggedrun to seedrun-down rusty sagging sallow sapless savorlessscarcely heardseedy semivisible semivowel senile shadowy shaky shriveled sickly sinewless sissified sissy slack slender slenderish slight slight-made slim slimmish slinky slipshod sloppy small soft soft-sounding soft-voiced sonant spiceless spindly spineless stale stopped strengthless stressedstricken in yearsstrong suasible subaudible subdued subtle suggestible surd surmountable susceptible svelte swayable syllabic sylphlike tallow-faced tasteless tellurian tense tenuous tepid thick thin thin-bodied thin-set thin-spun thinnish threadlike throaty timeworn timid timorous tired tired-winged toilworn tonal toneless tonic tottering tottery trimming twangy unaccented unangelic unauthoritative unbelievable uncertain unchaste unclean unclear uncolored unconvincing undefined undependable unfit unflavored ungodly ungood unhardened unintelligent unmanly unmanned unnerved unpalatable unplain unproved unqualified unrecognizable unrefreshed unreliable unrestored unrestrained unrighteous unrigorous unrounded unsaintly unsatisfactory unsavory unsound unstable unstressed unstrung unsubstantial unsuitable unsure unsustained untenable unvirtuous vacillate vacillating vague vapid velar vincible virtueless vocalic vocoid voiced voiceless vowel vowellike vulnerable wan wantonwashed outwashed-out washywasp waistedwasp-waisted wateredwatered downwatered-down waterish watery wavering waxen way-weary wayward waywornweak kneedweak mindedweak-kneed weak-minded weak-voiced weak-willed weakened weakhearted weakly wearied weariful weary weary-footed weary-laden weary-winged weary-worn whey-faced whispered white white-livered wide willowy wilting wiredrawnwishy washywishy-washy wispy witheredwithout any weightwizened wobbly worn worn-down yellow

Noun(5 words)

most diluteout of shapepansy powderpuffwater downer

Adjective(49 words)

mushypartial ionizationpolitical impotencepuniest quaggy rickety rubbishy sapless scraggliest scrawniest scrawny shortcoming shrimpysoft argumentsoggier soggiest soggythin argumentthin rubber bandthready

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toothless twiggiest unaccented unconvincingunfit conditionunforceful unimpressive unmanfulunpersuasive argumentunpredictive unsatisfyingunsound conclusionunsound reasoningvulnerable areawashy wateriest waterywatery argumentwatery explanationwatery saucewatery soupweakling weakly weedier weediest wimpiest wispier wispiest womanish

Adjective(20 words)

prostrate prostrated puny raddled resistless sapped slightsoft softened susceptible tender tired torpid unresistant wasted weakened weary weedy wimpyworn outyielding

Determiner(1 words)

the powerless

Related word relations

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7 relation types

More general

7 entries

defect descriptor human person problem quality state

More specific

17 entries

adult child delicatedesign flawelder feebleflimsy claimfragile frailinadequate evidencesecurity gapstructural defectteenunconvincing argumentweak acidweak base

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Collocations

9 entries

weak acidweak argumentweak baseweak evidenceweak linkweak performanceweak pointweak signalweak tea

Inflections

2 entries

weaker weakest

Derivations

6 entries

weaken weakened weaker weakest weakly weakness

Antonyms

1 entries

strong

similar

36 entries

adynamic anaemic anemic asthenic debilitated delicate dilute diluted down enervated faint fallible feeble flimsy frail human

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Sample sentences

35 total sentences available.

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The spirit is willing, but the flesh is weak.

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The strong will survive and the weak will die.

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The strong must help the weak.

Source: tatoeba (19219)

The strong should take care of the weak.

Source: tatoeba (19220)

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