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weak
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part of speech: |
adjective |
inflections: |
weaker, weakest |
definition 1: |
lacking in bodily strength, power, or vigor.
too weak to walk- synonyms:
- feeble, frail, infirm, limp, powerless
- antonyms:
- lusty, powerful, puissant, robust, strong, tough, vigorous
- similar words:
- ailing, delicate, effete, faint, faltering, helpless, ineffective, languid, lethargic, puny, rickety, sickly, slack, tired, unsteady, wan
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definition 2: |
apt to fail or collapse under pressure; not sturdy.
a weak crossbeam- synonyms:
- flimsy, fragile
- antonyms:
- durable, sturdy
- similar words:
- brittle, decrepit, delicate, frangible, insubstantial, puny, ramshackle, rickety, shaky, unreliable, unsound, unstable, unsteady
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definition 3: |
lacking in authority, will, effectiveness, or courage.
a weak government- synonyms:
- impotent, ineffective, ineffectual, powerless
- antonyms:
- effective, lusty, masterful, powerful, resolute, strong, sturdy
- similar words:
- cowardly, craven, effete, feeble, flimsy, frail, incompetent, indecisive, infirm, irresolute, pusillanimous, spineless, tame, unstable, wishy-washy
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definition 4: |
not intense; faint.
a weak voice- synonyms:
- faint, feeble, thin
- antonyms:
- dynamic, emphatic, energetic, hot, intense, loud, lusty, strong, violent
- similar words:
- dim, flimsy, indistinct, low, muted, pale, puny, slight, small, soft, wan, wishy-washy
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definition 5: |
having little flavor; dilute.
weak tea- synonyms:
- dilute, insipid, tasteless
- antonyms:
- full-bodied, strong
- similar words:
- attenuated, bland, dull, flat, mild, thin, vapid, watery
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definition 6: |
lacking capacity or skill in a particular area; poor (usu. fol. by "in").
weak in science- synonyms:
- poor
- antonyms:
- strong
- similar words:
- deficient, dense, dull, incapable, incompetent, ineffective, inept, mediocre, stupid, thin, unskilled
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definition 7: |
not persuasive or convincing.
a weak argument- synonyms:
- feeble, flimsy, thin, unconvincing, untenable
- antonyms:
- convincing, dynamic, powerful, strong, weighty
- similar words:
- frail, inadequate, ineffectual, lame, puny, shallow, unsound, vapid
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related words: |
bad, coward, dismal, fragile, insecure, insipid, light, off-color, pale, poor, remote, slender, tame, trick, unhealthy, vague, vulnerable |
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