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

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Wiktionary2.0 / 1 vote

  1. fragileadjective

    Synonyms:
    breakly, friable

  2. fragileadjective

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

    Synonyms:
    friable, breakly

Complete Dictionary of Synonyms and Antonyms2.8 / 4 votes

  1. fragile

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

    Antonyms:
    tough, hardy, stout, strong

Princeton's WordNet3.0 / 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"

    Synonyms:
    delicate, slight, fallible, imperfect, tenuous, ticklish, soft, 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, lean, frail, thin, flimsy, little(a), svelte, unconvincing

    Antonyms:
    unbreakable, rugged, significant, important

Editors Contribution0.0 / 0 votes

  1. poppable

    something that is poppable is also fragile

    the bubble is fragile.

    Submitted by acronimous on July 4, 2018  

Dictionary of English Synonymes0.0 / 0 votes

  1. fragileadjective

    Synonyms:
    brittle, frangible, easily broken

  2. fragileadjective

    Synonyms:
    frail, weak, feeble, INFIRM

Synonyms, Antonyms & Associated Words0.0 / 0 votes

  1. fragileadjective

    Synonyms:
    brittle, frangible, frail, delicate

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How to use fragile in a sentence?

  1. Chapman Cohen:

    Gods are fragile things they may be killed by a whiff of science or a dose of common sense.

  2. Ronald Reagan:

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  4. Sallust:

    The glory that goes with wealth is fleeting and fragile virtue is a possession glorious and eternal.

  5. Nancy Messonnier:

    They are getting vaccine early because they're among the most fragile -- 40 % of deaths have been in those populations. They are medically fragile, if we vaccinate in a nursing home on Monday, somebody dies on Wednesday, it will be a terrible tragedy. It may, but it's likely not related to the vaccine. So I hope that people will try to not jump to conclusions.


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