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Synonyms for flimsy
ˈflɪm ziflim·sy

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  1. flimsynoun

    Antonyms:
    robust, strong, sturdy

  2. flimsyadjective

    Likely to bend or break under pressure; weak, shaky, flexible, or fragile.

    He expected the flimsy structure to collapse at any moment.

    Antonyms:
    robust, sturdy, strong

Complete Dictionary of Synonyms and Antonyms0.0 / 0 votes

  1. flimsy

    Synonyms:
    gauzy, poor, thin, transparent, trifling, trivial, puerile, inane, slight, superficial, weak, shallow

    Antonyms:
    solid, sound, irrefragable, substantial, cogent

Princeton's WordNet0.0 / 0 votes

  1. onionskin, flimsyadjective

    a thin strong lightweight translucent paper used especially for making carbon copies

    Synonyms:
    onionskin

    Antonyms:
    significant, strong, important

  2. flimsyadjective

    lacking solidity or strength

    "a flimsy table"; "flimsy construction"

    Synonyms:
    fragile, unconvincing, thin, tenuous, slight

    Antonyms:
    strong, important, significant

  3. unconvincing, flimsyadjective

    not convincing

    "unconvincing argument"; "as unconvincing as a forced smile"

    Synonyms:
    unbelievable, slight, improbable, tenuous, fragile, thin, unlikely, unconvincing

    Antonyms:
    important, strong, significant

  4. 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, little(a), svelte, unconvincing

    Antonyms:
    important, significant, strong

Dictionary of English Synonymes0.0 / 0 votes

  1. flimsyadjective

    Synonyms:
    slight, thin, unsubstantial, of frail texture

  2. flimsyadjective

    Synonyms:
    weak, feeble, trivial, frivolous, foolish, trifling, light, puerile, shallow, superficial, trashy

Synonyms, Antonyms & Associated Words0.0 / 0 votes

  1. flimsyadjective

    Synonyms:
    superficial, unsubstantial, weak, feeble, shallow, frivolous

PPDB, the paraphrase database0.0 / 0 votes

  1. List of paraphrases for "flimsy":

    untenable, fragile, unconvincing, weak, tenuous, feeble

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Words popularity by usage frequency

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#4349thin
#4981weak
#6310slim
#7056unlikely
#7379transparent
#7516slight
#8525lean
#10283shallow
#11658delicate
#12556trivial
#14236fragile
#15392unbelievable
#19025sparse
#19703superficial
#19918slender
#27240improbable
#31313feeble
#32523frail
#44059flimsy
#47843tenuous
#51242inane
#52784untenable
#69037trifling
#74245unconvincing
#96818svelte
#119384puerile
#162538gauzy

How to use flimsy in a sentence?

  1. Alan MacGill:

    The devices can help control excessive motion in the foot, the shoe should be the correct size for the child and not too flimsy from toe to heel.

  2. Louisiana Governor John Bel Edwards:

    It's not conjecture, it's not some flimsy theory, this is what is going to happen.

  3. Anthony Perez:

    We have these wonderful luxurious tourist destinations, but then there's half the population that's living in different degrees of poverty, a lot of these homes, especially in the rural areas, are made of flimsy materials. With the wind being so strong and then there being so much rain ... many of these families will probably be losing everything.

  4. Prosecutor Worthy:

    We are confident Gov. Snyder will be fully exonerated if this flimsy case goes to trial.

  5. Christina Carrega:

    Hours after the investigators were at the facility, they noticed a flimsy-looking wall and a faint smell of marijuana, they couldn’t get to what was behind that wall until another search warrant was executed.


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