All frail synonyms
frail
F f adj frail
- slim β slender, as in girth or form; slight in build or structure.
- fragile β brittle
- slender β having a circumference that is small in proportion to the height or length: a slender post.
- 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.
- thin β having relatively little extent from one surface or side to the opposite; not thick: thin ice.
- infirm β feeble or weak in body or health, especially because of age; ailing.
- feeble β physically weak, as from age or sickness; frail.
- vulnerable β capable of or susceptible to being wounded or hurt, as by a weapon: a vulnerable part of the body.
- tender β soft or delicate in substance; not hard or tough: a tender steak.
- brittle β An object or substance that is brittle is hard but easily broken.
- flimsy β without material strength or solidity: a flimsy fabric; a flimsy structure.
- slight β small in amount, degree, etc.: a slight increase; a slight odor.
- dainty β If you describe a movement, person, or object as dainty, you mean that they are small, delicate, and pretty.
- delicate β Something that is delicate is small and beautifully shaped.
- fishy β like a fish in shape, smell, taste, or the like.
- insubstantial β not substantial or real; lacking substance: an insubstantial world of dreams.
- puny β of less than normal size and strength; weak.
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- tenuous β lacking a sound basis, as reasoning; unsubstantiated; weak: a tenuous argument.
- unsound β not sound; unhealthy, diseased, or disordered, as the body or mind.
- unsubstantial β not substantial; having no foundation in fact; fanciful; insubstantial: an unsubstantial argument; unsubstantial hopes.
- wishy-washy β lacking in decisiveness; without strength or character; irresolute.
- wispy β being a wisp or in wisps; wisplike: a wispy plant.
- frangible β easily broken; breakable: Most frangible toys are not suitable for young children.
- fracture β the breaking of a bone, cartilage, or the like, or the resulting condition. Compare comminuted fracture, complete fracture, compound fracture, greenstick fracture, simple fracture.
- wimpy β of, relating to, or characteristic of a wimp.
adjective frail
- weak β not strong; liable to yield, break, or collapse under pressure or strain; fragile; frail: a weak fortress; a weak spot in armor.
- breakable β Breakable objects are easy to break by accident.
- fracturable β Capable of being fractured.
- spindly β long or tall, thin, and usually frail: The colt wobbled on its spindly legs.