All feeble synonyms
feeΒ·ble
F f adj feeble
- fragile β brittle
- paltry β ridiculously or insultingly small: a paltry sum.
- inefficient β not efficient; unable to effect or achieve the desired result with reasonable economy of means.
- weakened β to make weak or weaker.
- lame β an ornamental fabric in which metallic threads, as of gold or silver, are woven with silk, wool, rayon, or cotton.
- frail β having delicate health; not robust; weak: My grandfather is rather frail now.
- weak β not strong; liable to yield, break, or collapse under pressure or strain; fragile; frail: a weak fortress; a weak spot in armor.
- flabby β hanging loosely or limply, as flesh or muscles; flaccid.
- tame β changed from the wild or savage state; domesticated: a tame bear.
- sickly β not strong; unhealthy; ailing.
- decrepit β Something that is decrepit is old and in bad condition. Someone who is decrepit is old and weak.
- infirm β feeble or weak in body or health, especially because of age; ailing.
- ailing β An ailing organization or society is in difficulty and is becoming weaker.
- incompetent β not competent; lacking qualification or ability; incapable: an incompetent candidate.
- puny β of less than normal size and strength; weak.
- aged β You use aged followed by a number to say how old someone is.
- chicken β Chickens are birds which are kept on a farm for their eggs and for their meat.
- debilitated β in a severely weakened state
- delicate β Something that is delicate is small and beautifully shaped.
- doddering β shaky or trembling, as from old age; tottering: a doddering old man.
- dopey β stupid; inane: It was rather dopey of him to lock himself out.
- effete β lacking in wholesome vigor; degenerate; decadent: an effete, overrefined society.
- failing β Slang. an embarrassing or humorous mistake, humiliating situation, etc., that is subject to ridicule and given an exaggerated importance: Their app update is a massive fail. the condition or quality resulting from having failed in this way: His online post is full of fail. a person who fails in this way.
- faint β lacking brightness, vividness, clearness, loudness, strength, etc.: a faint light; a faint color; a faint sound.
- flat β horizontally level: a flat roof.
- gentle β kindly; amiable: a gentle manner.
- helpless β unable to help oneself; weak or dependent: a helpless invalid.
- impotent β not potent; lacking power or ability.
- inadequate β not adequate or sufficient; inept or unsuitable.
- indecisive β characterized by indecision, as persons; irresolute; undecided.
- ineffectual β not effectual; without satisfactory or decisive effect: an ineffectual remedy.
- insubstantial β not substantial or real; lacking substance: an insubstantial world of dreams.
- insufficient β not sufficient; lacking in what is necessary or required: an insufficient answer.
- languid β lacking in vigor or vitality; slack or slow: a languid manner.
- low β to utter by or as by lowing.
- poor β having little or no money, goods, or other means of support: a poor family living on welfare.
- powerless β unable to produce an effect: a disease against which modern medicine is virtually powerless.
- slight β small in amount, degree, etc.: a slight increase; a slight odor.
- thin β having relatively little extent from one surface or side to the opposite; not thick: thin ice.
- unconvincing β persuading or assuring by argument or evidence: They gave a convincing demonstration of the car's safety features.
adjective feeble
- shaky β tending to shake or tremble.
- meager β deficient in quantity or quality; lacking fullness or richness; scanty; inadequate: a meager salary; meager fare; a meager harvest.
- emasculated β Simple past tense and past participle of emasculate.
- enervated β Cause (someone) to feel drained of energy or vitality; weaken.
- enfeebled β Make weak or feeble.
- etiolated β (of a plant) pale and drawn out due to a lack of light.
- exhausted β Drained of one's physical or mental resources; very tired.
- pathetic β causing or evoking pity, sympathetic sadness, sorrow, etc.; pitiful; pitiable: a pathetic letter; a pathetic sight.
- ineffective β not effective; not producing results; ineffectual: ineffective efforts; ineffective remedies.
- half-hearted β having or showing little enthusiasm: a halfhearted attempt to work.