Synonyms for frail
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1. frail

   Synonyms:
   delicate, diseased, emaciated, exhausted, failing, fainting, fragile, 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

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1. frail

   Synonyms:
   irresolute, erring, mutable

   Antonyms:
   resolute, virtuous, lasting

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1. frailnoun

   the weight of a frail (basket) full of raisins or figs; between 50 and 75 pounds

   Antonyms:
   broad-shouldered, unbreakable, cast-iron, strapping, burly, sturdy, big-boned, hardy, heavy-armed, vigorous, buirdly, stout, nonhuman, half-hardy, chesty, big-shouldered, robust, beefy, big-chested, husky, square-shouldered, stalwart, iron, square-built

2. frailadjective

   a basket for holding dried fruit (especially raisins or figs)

   Antonyms:
   buirdly, big-chested, broad-shouldered, square-built, big-shouldered, beefy, big-boned, hardy, husky, sturdy, heavy-armed, robust, stout, stalwart, iron, vigorous, square-shouldered, burly, strapping, unbreakable, cast-iron, chesty, nonhuman, half-hardy

3. frailadjective

   physically weak

   "an invalid's frail body"

   Synonyms:
   fallible, fragile, imperfect, weak, delicate

   Antonyms:
   broad-shouldered, husky, heavy-armed, chesty, buirdly, stalwart, burly, square-built, vigorous, big-chested, cast-iron, stout, iron, robust, nonhuman, unbreakable, sturdy, hardy, beefy, big-boned, big-shouldered, square-shouldered, half-hardy, strapping

4. fallible, frail, imperfect, weakadjective

   wanting in moral strength, courage, or will; having the attributes of man as opposed to e.g. divine beings

   "I'm only a fallible human"; "frail humanity"

   Synonyms:
   weak, watery, infirm, unaccented, weakly, imperfect, rickety, debile, delicate, sapless, washy, faint, decrepit, light, fallible, feeble, fragile

   Antonyms:
   buirdly, nonhuman, half-hardy, big-shouldered, vigorous, burly, broad-shouldered, robust, chesty, stalwart, stout, husky, hardy, square-shouldered, big-chested, cast-iron, square-built, sturdy, iron, unbreakable, big-boned, beefy, strapping, heavy-armed

5. delicate, fragile, frailadjective

   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, fragile, touchy, thin, flimsy, weak, finespun

   Antonyms:
   hardy, iron, husky, chesty, burly, big-boned, square-shouldered, strapping, stalwart, broad-shouldered, vigorous, heavy-armed, cast-iron, big-shouldered, stout, nonhuman, unbreakable, half-hardy, square-built, buirdly, sturdy, robust, big-chested, beefy

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1. frailadjective

   Synonyms:
   fragile, frangible, BRITTLE, easily broken (across)

2. frailadjective

   Synonyms:
   weak, feeble, fragile, INFIRM

3. frailadjective

   Synonyms:
   liable to err, easily led astray, of infirm virtue

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1. frailadjective

   Synonyms:
   fragile, brittle, frangible, feeble, weak, infirm

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1. List of paraphrases for "frail":

   fragile, weak, humble, brittle

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How to use frail in a sentence?

1. Sallust:

   The renown which riches or beauty confer is fleeting and frail mental excellence is a splendid and lasting possession.

2. Camilla Stoltenberg:

   The FHI has specified the advice that has been valid all the time, that one should have an assessment of each and every one before offering the vaccine, these are people who are very old, are frail and have serious diseases.

3. Camilla Stoltenberg:

   These are people who are very old, are frail and have serious diseases.

4. New York:

   We saw an incredible increase in violence immediately following the pandemic. It appears to me that the human condition is very frail, we have to figure out the root causes here, and that is why in my budget I not only triple the amount of money to support our law enforcement activities and community policing.

5. Bonnie Bowes:

   She was extremely frail and she was burned, but yet could very clearly articulate what happened, where she was, fear, everything that you would expect, i’m so proud of her and I know one day I’ll see her, although my heart will be forever broken without her.