Synonyms for fragile
ˈfrædʒ əl; Brit. -aɪl

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1. delicate, fragile, frail(adj)

   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. fragile(adj)

   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, thin(adj)

   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

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1. fragile(adjective)

   Synonyms:
   breakly, friable

2. fragile(adjective)

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

   Synonyms:
   friable, breakly

English Synonyms and Antonyms(1.00 / 1 vote)Rate these synonyms:

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

Complete Dictionary of Synonyms and Antonyms(1.50 / 2 votes)Rate these synonyms:

1. fragile

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

   Antonyms:
   tough, hardy, stout, strong

Editors Contribution(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate these synonyms:

1. poppable

   something that is poppable is also fragile

   the bubble is fragile.

   Submitted by acronimous on July 4, 2018  

Dictionary of English Synonymes(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate these synonyms:

1. fragile(a.)

   Synonyms:
   brittle, frangible, easily broken

2. fragile(a.)

   Synonyms:
   frail, weak, feeble, INFIRM

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1. fragile(a)

   Synonyms:
   brittle, frangible, frail, delicate

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1. List of paraphrases:

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

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How to use fragile in a sentence?

1. Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton:

   However, this couple may not get the chance to hear the outcome of this issue because (of) one person's health. ... It is important to note that this order applies only to the medically fragile couple who brought the court action. Any additional licenses issued to same-sex couples also must be court ordered.

2. Dmitry Polevoy:

   The Russian central bank is thus fully correct in still seeing significant risks of an economic slowdown, we still think the fragile economy deserves a single-digit policy rate by the end of 2015.

3. James Reynolds:

   There was plywood and shards of glass flying through the corridors, it must be hell for the people out there living in huts and fragile homes, must be terrifying.

4. Heidi Heitkamp:

   We cannot survive a trade war, this kind of disruption to a fragile farm economy is very disturbing.

5. Refugees Antonio Guterres:

   We need to strongly increase resettlement from Turkey ... We need to substantially increase the number of opportunities for people to come to Europe legally, it's impossible not to be shocked when we see those boats which are manufactured just for this crossing, very fragile. I have never seen boats as fragile as those I have seen in Lesbos, (which) are destroyed immediately afterwards. This is horrible.

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