Synonyms and antonyms of Weak and easy to damage or break in British Thesaurus

weak (adjective)

a weak building, bridge, or other structure is one that is likely to break under a lot of pressure

fragile (adjective)

easy to break or damage

frail (adjective)

not strong and therefore likely to be damaged or destroyed

brittle (adjective)

a brittle substance or object is hard and can easily break into pieces

flimsy (adjective)

badly built or made, and so likely to break easily

crumbly (adjective)

breaking easily into very small pieces

breakable (adjective)

a breakable object will break easily if you are not careful with it

vulnerable (adjective)

easily damaged by something negative or harmful

friable (adjective)

easily broken into smaller pieces

delicately balanced ()

easy to damage or destroy by any small changes

breakables (noun)

things that break easily

delicate (adjective)

something that is delicate can easily be damaged or broken

eggshell (adjective)

like an eggshell, for example white-yellow in colour, not very shiny, or thin and delicate

flaky (adjective)

breaking easily into small flat pieces

insubstantial (adjective)

formal not very large or strong

limp (adjective)

not firm, stiff, or strong

sensitive (adjective)

needing to be protected

shaky (adjective)

not firm and likely to fall

spindly (adjective)

something spindly is long and thin and looks as if it would break easily