Unfair advantage was taken of Bill's weakness.
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Weakness
/ˈwiːk.nɪs/
Synonyms for "weakness" (459 found)
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Closest matches (92)
a thing forabuliaaccessibilityadmirationadorationaffectionaffinityagapeairinessairy textureamenablenessamoranemiaappetiteaptitudeaptnessardencyardorareaashiness
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assailabilityatonyattachmentattenuationbad habitbagbentbesetting sinbiasblah feelingblearinessblemishbloodlessnessblurblurrinessbodily lovebrain fagbrotherly lovebugcadaverousnesscarelessnesscaritascastcatchchancecharitychicken-liverednesschickenheartednesschinkchloranemiachristian loveconatusconducivenessconjugal lovecontingencycowardicecowardlinesscrackcrushcullibilitycup of teadarknessdeadnessdeathly huedeathly pallordebilitationdebilitydeceivabilitydeclinedecrepitudedecrescendodefaultdefectdefectiondeficiencydefocusdelicacydelightdelinquencydesiredevotiondiaphanousnessdiathesisdilutednessdilution
Adjective(1 words)
algebraic model
Strong matches (138)
dimnessdisadvantagedispositiondrawbackdullnessdupabilityeagernesseasinesseasygoingnessenervationenfeeblementerosetherealityeventualityexiguityexilityexsanguinationeyestrainfadednessfailing
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failurefaintheartfaintheartednessfaintnessfairnessfaithful lovefancyfatiguefaultfautefearfeeblemindednessfeeblenessfeeling forfervorfieldfilminessfinenessflabbinessflameflatnessflavorlessnessflawflimsinessfly in the ointmentfogginessfoiblefondnessforcelessnessfortefrailtyfree lovefree-lovismfuzzinessgauzinessgentlenessghastlinessgonenessgossamerinessgracilitygreennessgullibilitygustgustohaggardnesshalf-visibilityhazinessheartheart strainheel of achilleshenheartednesshero worshiphoaxabilityholehuman equationhuman frailtyhuman naturehuman weaknesshumanityhumannesshypochromiahypochromic anemiaidolatryidolismidolizationimperfectionimpotenceimpotencyimprecisionimpressionabilityimpuissanceinadequacyinanityinclinationindefinitenessindifferenceindistinctnessindistinguishabilityineffectivenessineffectualityinefficaciousnessinefficacyinfatuationinfirmityinfluenceabilityingenuousnessinsipidityinsipidnessinstinctinsubstantialityjadednessjejunenessjejunitykinklacinesslack of forcelack of influencelack of magnetismlack of personalitylack of powerlanguor
Related words (229)
Noun(17 words)
languorlanguorslimitationlimpsloopholeloopholesmost waterynonresilience unitromanian defectsecurity flawshortcomingstream cipher algorithmtenuousnessunderbelliesunsoundnessvulnerabilitiesyielding to temptation
lasciviousnesslassitudelaxitylaxnessleaningleniencylethargyliabilityliablenesslibidolifelessnesslightnesslikelikelihoodlikelinesslikeslikinglily-liverednesslinelistlessness
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little problemlividnesslong suitloosenesslooseninglovelovemakinglow profilelownessmain interestmalleabilitymannermarried lovemental fatiguemental strainmetiermildnessmilksopismmilksoppinessmilksoppishnessmistinessmoral flawmortalitymovabilitymuddinessnaivenessnaivetenaivetynegligenceno sayobligationobscurityopen-mindednessopennessoverindulgenceoverpermissivenessoverstrainovertirednesspalenesspalliditypallidnesspallorpaperinesspartialitypassionpastinesspenchantpenetrabilitypermissivenesspersuadabilityperviousnesspet subjectphysical lovepigeonheartednessplatonic lovepliabilitypopular regardpopularitypossibilitypower vacuumpowerlessnesspredilectionpredispositionpregnabilityprejudiceprison pallorprobabilityproblemproclivitypronenesspropensityprostrationpursuitrarityreadinessreceptivenessregardrelaxationrelaxednessrelishremissnessresponsivenessriftsallownesssaplessnesssavorlessnessseduceabilitysemivisibilitysensitivity tosentimentsexsexual loveshadowinessshineshortcomingsicklinesssickly huesimplenesssimplicityslacknesssleepinessslendernessslightnessslimnesssloppinesssnagsoft focussoft spotsoftheartednesssoftnesssomething missingspecialismspecialityspecializationspecialtyspinelessnessspiritual lovestalenessstance fatiguestrainstrong pointstylesubaudibilitysubduednesssubtilitysuggestibilitysusceptibilityswayablenesstainttastetastelessnesstechnicalitytendencytender feelingtender passiontenderheartednesstendernesstenuitythingthinnesstimiditytimidnesstimorousnesstirednesstricktropismtrueloveturntwisttypeunauthoritativenessuncertaintyunclearnessuninfluentialityunmanfulnessunmanlinessunpersuasivenessunplainnessunrestraintunsavorinessunsophisticationuxoriousnessvague appearancevaguenessvapidityvicevincibilityvocationvulnerabilityvulnerable placevulnerable pointwannesswarm heartwarmheartednesswarpwaterinesswayweak linkweak pointweak sideweak willweak-mindednessweakheartednesswearifulnesswearinesswillingnesswishy-washinesswispinessworshipyearningyellowness
Determiner(1 words)
no power
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18 entriesShowing 16 of 18 words.
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6 entriesCollocations
6 entriesapparent weaknesschronic weaknessemotional weaknessgreatest weaknessmoral weaknessphysical weakness
Inflections
1 entriesDerivations
3 entriesAntonyms
1 entriesSample sentences
19 total sentences available.
The weakness of vinyl is that it is easily affected by heat.
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The warrior is conscious of both his strength and his weakness.
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John took advantage of Bill's weakness.
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