All fragile synonyms
frag·ile
F f adj fragile
- breakable — Breakable objects are easy to break by accident.
- weak — not strong; liable to yield, break, or collapse under pressure or strain; fragile; frail: a weak fortress; a weak spot in armor.
- delicate — Something that is delicate is small and beautifully shaped.
- feeble — physically weak, as from age or sickness; frail.
- frail — having delicate health; not robust; weak: My grandfather is rather frail now.
- brittle — An object or substance that is brittle is hard but easily broken.
- crisp — Food that is crisp is pleasantly hard, or has a pleasantly hard surface.
- crumbly — Something that is crumbly is easily broken into a lot of little pieces.
- decrepit — Something that is decrepit is old and in bad condition. Someone who is decrepit is old and weak.
- fine — of superior or best quality; of high or highest grade: fine wine.
- flimsy — without material strength or solidity: a flimsy fabric; a flimsy structure.
- friable — easily crumbled or reduced to powder; crumbly: friable rock.
- infirm — feeble or weak in body or health, especially because of age; ailing.
- insubstantial — not substantial or real; lacking substance: an insubstantial world of dreams.
- slight — small in amount, degree, etc.: a slight increase; a slight odor.
- unsound — not sound; unhealthy, diseased, or disordered, as the body or mind.
- frangible — easily broken; breakable: Most frangible toys are not suitable for young children.
- shivery — readily breaking into shivers or fragments; brittle.
- weakly — weak or feeble in constitution; not robust; sickly.
- fracture — the breaking of a bone, cartilage, or the like, or the resulting condition. Compare comminuted fracture, complete fracture, compound fracture, greenstick fracture, simple fracture.
adjective fragile
- dainty — If you describe a movement, person, or object as dainty, you mean that they are small, delicate, and pretty.
- fracturable — Capable of being fractured.
- tenuous — lacking a sound basis, as reasoning; unsubstantiated; weak: a tenuous argument.
- unstable — not stable; not firm or firmly fixed; unsteady.
- precarious — dependent on circumstances beyond one's control; uncertain; unstable; insecure: a precarious livelihood.
- shaky — tending to shake or tremble.