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Common collocations with weak in American Collocation

weak adjective

US /wik/

in a particular way

academically
economically
financially
militarily
morally
politically
structurally

These students are academically weak.

rather

fairly
pretty
rather

The analysis is pretty weak.

very

extremely
inherently
too
very

This argument is inherently weak.

compared to others

comparatively
considerably
much
relatively

The party has a considerably weaker position in England.

The law in this respect is much weaker than in the UK.

part or aspect

area
aspect
point
spot

This is the weak spot in his book.

idea or explanation

argument
excuse
explanation
idea
policy

This, of course, is a relatively weak argument.

understanding

grasp
knowledge
understanding

The author clearly has a weak grasp of historical matters.

evidence

analysis
evidence

The evidence in support of this idea seems very weak.

government or leadership

administration
authority
government
leadership
regime

In the late 8th Century, Northumbria was plagued by weak leadership and collapsed into a state of anarchy.

economic system or performance

currency
demand
economy
growth
market

The advertising market remains very weak, for the third year running.

appear
be
become
grow
remain
seem

The role of the voluntary sector remains comparatively weak.

ineffective
ineffectual
unstable
vacillating
vulnerable

Their policies were weak and ineffective.