Synonyms for weakness
ˈwik nɪsweak·ness

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1. weakness

   Synonyms:
   awkwardness, dulness, feebleness, helplessness, imbecility, impotence, inability, inaptitude, incapacity, incompetence, inefficiency, maladroitness, stupidity, unskilfulness

   Antonyms:
   ability, aptitude, capability, capacity, cleverness, cogency, competency, dexterity, efficacy, efficiency, energy, expertness, faculty, force, might, power, qualification, readiness, skill, strength, susceptibility, talent

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1. weakness

   Synonyms:
   debility, feebleness, enervation, dilution, impairment, languor, imbecility, infirmity, decrepitude, frailty, faintness, inconclusiveness, worthlessness, want

   Antonyms:
   strength, power, nerve, spirit, renovation, vigor, lustiness, tone, cogency, activity, conclusiveness, efficiency, value, abundance

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1. failing, weaknessnoun

   a flaw or weak point

   "he was quick to point out his wife's failings"

   Synonyms:
   impuissance, flunk, weakness, failing, helplessness

   Antonyms:
   strength

2. helplessness, weakness, impuissancenoun

   powerlessness revealed by an inability to act

   "in spite of their weakness the group remains active"

   Synonyms:
   impuissance, weakness, failing, helplessness

   Antonyms:
   strength

3. weaknessnoun

   the property of lacking physical or mental strength; liability to failure under pressure or stress or strain

   "his weakness increased as he became older"; "the weakness of the span was overlooked until it collapsed"

   Synonyms:
   impuissance, failing, helplessness

   Antonyms:
   strength

4. weaknessnoun

   the condition of being financially weak

   "the weakness of the dollar against the yen"

   Synonyms:
   impuissance, failing, helplessness

   Antonyms:
   strength

5. weaknessnoun

   a penchant for something even though it might not be good for you

   "he has a weakness for chocolate"

   Synonyms:
   impuissance, failing, helplessness

   Antonyms:
   strength

Matched Categories

1. • Imperfection
   • Misfortune
   • Powerlessness
   • Preference
   • Property

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1. weaknessnoun

   Synonyms:
   debility, feebleness, infirmity, enervation, debilitation, frailness, fragility, impotence, invalidism, vulnerability, accessibility, exposedness, foible, defect, deficiency, peccability, errability, fallibility, inefficacy, ineffectiveness, vacillation, indecision, instability, irresolution, atony, asthenia

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1. List of paraphrases for "weakness":

   fragility, weak, weaknesses, vulnerability, shortcoming, low, deficiency, debility, flaw, weakening, powerlessness, frailty, impotence, inadequacy, inability

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1. Jenny Ruelas:

   I started getting weird rashes around my body and I had a fever. I had a headache. I did have weakness. For two days, I couldn't walk or move. It would burn to open my eyes, definitely chest pain all the time and pain in my back, which was my lungs. I did have loss of taste and smell. I definitely couldn't eat. I would vomit.

2. Ashish Agrawal:

   If growth prospects stay intact, it will be too early to conclude that this weakness in bonds will have an impact on other asset classes such as equities.

3. Matthew Tuttle:

   What's setting up is really a nightmare scenario. Central banks have been throwing a kitchen sink at the economy over the past seven years and now have no way to combat the weakness, also, we've got no way to model what is going to happen to the global economy after Brexit and that's what's causing the market selloff.

4. Muhammad Shabbir:

   The broad market sell-off is part of the general weakness in global equity markets.

5. Chuck Carlson:

   You’ve got some weakness in that important group, and the broader market might be taking some cues from that.