Synonyms 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

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1. fragile

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

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

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1. fragile

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

   Antonyms:
   tough, hardy, stout, strong

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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"

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

   Antonyms:
   significant, rugged, unbreakable, important

2. fragileadjective

   vulnerably delicate

   "she has the fragile beauty of youth"

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

   Antonyms:
   important, significant, rugged, unbreakable

3. flimsy, fragile, slight, tenuous, thinadjective

   lacking substance or significance

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

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

   Antonyms:
   unbreakable, rugged, significant, important

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1. poppable

   something that is poppable is also fragile

   the bubble is fragile.

   Submitted by acronimous on July 4, 2018  

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1. fragileadjective

   Synonyms:
   brittle, frangible, easily broken

2. fragileadjective

   Synonyms:
   frail, weak, feeble, INFIRM

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1. fragileadjective

   Synonyms:
   brittle, frangible, frail, delicate

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1. List of paraphrases for "fragile":

   vulnerable, precarious, delicate, frail, brittle, weak, sensitive, tenuous, shaky, flimsy, breakable, unstable, volatile, fragility, frailty, insecure

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1. Jayne Dixon Weber:

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2. German Chancellor Angela Merkel:

   So far we've got a fragile ceasefire which needs to be stabilized, but if the Minsk agreement is seriously violated, European leaders and the (European) Commission stand ready to prepare and impose further sanctions.

3. Kevin Zaouali:

   Patagonia is a very special place but also very, very fragile, it's unique and very wild, and while it seems very distant and pristine, if we don't try to protect it, it will be like any other place full of pollution.

4. Frederic Neumann:

   In the near-term, lower oil prices are bound to weigh on investor confidence and could exacerbate financial volatility, concerns over financial stability in the energy sector and a further fall in drilling capex are headwinds to growth against an already fragile global economic backdrop.

5. Gilles Boyer:

   We had reached very high ratings, including in (Sarkozy's) core audience. He's re-building part of his base, but we're still in a leadership position - one that is fragile of course, but enviable.