Synonyms for fragile
- adjective
Most common
delicate frail brittle breakable uneasy destructible destroyable
Definitions
- adj. 1
Easily broken, not sturdy; of delicate material.
The chemist synthesizes a fragile molecule.
- adj. 2
Readily disrupted or destroyed.
The UN tries to maintain the fragile peace process in the region.
Related words
- Word family
- fragileness fraction fractional fracture fragility frail frailty frangible
Example sentences
- delicate Oil on canvas can never paint a petal so delicate.
- frail Don't embrace me in such a manner. I'm so frail!
- brittle Metals can become brittle at low temperatures.
- breakable Glass is a transparent and easily breakable material.
- uneasy Tom felt uneasy talking to Mary about that matter.
By length
- 4 letters
- weak1, thin1, sore1
- 5 letters
- frail1, brash1
- 6 letters
- slight1, tender2, uneasy3, feeble2, flimsy2, infirm2
- 7 letters
- slender2, brittle2, tenuous3, rickety3
- 8 letters
- delicate3, decrepit3
- 9 letters
- breakable3, frangible
- 10 letters
- perishable4
- 11 letters
- destroyable
- 12 letters
- destructible
The small number after each word is its number of syllables (tender2 = 2 syllables).