Antonyms for fragile
ˈfrædʒ əl; Brit. -aɪlfrag·ile

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1. fragileadjective

   Synonyms:
   breakly, friable

2. fragileadjective

   easily broken or destroyed, and thus often of subtle or intricate structure

   Synonyms:
   friable, breakly

English Synonyms and AntonymsRate these synonyms:1.0 / 1 vote

1. fragile

   Antonyms:
   hale, healthful, healthy, hearty, hygienic, salubrious, salutary, sanitary, sound, strong, vigorous, well, wholesome

   Synonyms:
   delicate, diseased, emaciated, exhausted, failing, fainting, frail, ill, sick, unhealthy, unsound, wasted, weak, worn, worn down, worn out

Complete Dictionary of Synonyms and AntonymsRate these synonyms:2.8 / 4 votes

1. fragile

   Antonyms:
   tough, hardy, stout, strong

   Synonyms:
   delicate, frail, brittle, weak, slight, frangible

Princeton's WordNetRate these antonyms:3.0 / 2 votes

1. delicate, fragile, frailadjective

   easily broken or damaged or destroyed

   "a kite too delicate to fly safely"; "fragile porcelain plates"; "fragile old bones"; "a frail craft"

   Antonyms:
   significant, rugged, unbreakable, important

   Synonyms:
   delicate, slight, fallible, imperfect, tenuous, ticklish, soft, touchy, frail, thin, flimsy, weak, finespun

2. fragileadjective

   vulnerably delicate

   "she has the fragile beauty of youth"

   Antonyms:
   important, significant, rugged, unbreakable

   Synonyms:
   frail, tenuous, thin, flimsy, delicate, slight

3. flimsy, fragile, slight, tenuous, thinadjective

   lacking substance or significance

   "slight evidence"; "a tenuous argument"; "a thin plot"; a fragile claim to fame"

   Antonyms:
   unbreakable, rugged, significant, important

   Synonyms:
   slender, delicate, slight, sparse, slim, tenuous, lean, frail, thin, flimsy, little(a), svelte, unconvincing

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1. fragileadjective

   Synonyms:
   brittle, frangible, frail, delicate

How to use fragile in a sentence?

1. Filippo Grandi:

   The situation in South Sudan is far too fragile and dangerous for people to go back.

2. President Obama:

   It supports caribou and polar bears, all manner of marine life, countless species of birds and fish, and for centuries it supported many Alaska native communities. But it’s very fragile.

3. State John Kerry:

   We have to acknowledge in all quarters of leadership that the plagues of violent extremism, greed, lust for power and sectarian exploitation often find their nourishment where governments are fragile and leaders are incompetent or dishonest.

4. President Obama:

   Alaska’s National Wildlife refuge is an incredible place -- pristine, undisturbed, it supports caribou and polar bears, all manner of marine life, countless species of birds and fish, and for centuries it supported many Alaska native communities. But it’s very fragile.

5. Greek Finance Minister Yanis Varoufakis:

   The euro is fragile, it's like building a castle of cards, if you take out the Greek card the others will collapse.

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