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weak

/wi(ː)k/adjective1 syllable

Weak means: wanting in physical strength.

Synonyms for weak57

adjective, as in wanting in physical strength

anemic, anaemic, adynamic, asthenic, debilitated, enervated, faint, feeble, lame, flimsy, insubstantial, jerry-built, pale, pallid
and 10 more, wan, sick, puny, vulnerable, weakened, wilted, limp, delicate, tender, untoughened

adjective, as in lacking bodily or muscular strength or vitality

decrepit, debile, feeble, infirm, rickety, sapless, weakly, frail

adjective, as in overly diluted; thin and insipid

watery, washy, diluted, dilute

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

fallible, frail, imperfect, human

adjective, as in (used of vowels or syllables) pronounced with little or no stress

unaccented, light, unstressed

adjective, as in deficient in magnitude; barely perceptible; lacking clarity or brightness or loudness etc

faint, perceptible

adjective, as in tending downward in price

down

adjective, as in deficient or lacking in some skill

unskilled

adjective, as in (used of verbs) having standard (or regular) inflection

regular

adjective, as in not having authority, political strength, or governing power

powerless

adjective, as in likely to fail under stress or pressure

fallible

adjective, as in deficient in intelligence or mental power

stupid

also used for weak

vincible, assailable, breakable, broken-down, damaged, dickless, effete, enfeebled, exhausted, fragile

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Opposites of weak

strong

What does weak mean?12

adjective

1

wanting in physical strength“a weak pillar”

2

lacking bodily or muscular strength or vitality“a feeble old woman”

3

overly diluted; thin and insipid“washy coffee”

4

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”

5

(used of vowels or syllables) pronounced with little or no stress“a syllable that ends in a short vowel is a light syllable”

6

deficient in magnitude; barely perceptible; lacking clarity or brightness or loudness etc“a faint outline”

7

tending downward in price“a weak market for oil stocks”

8

deficient or lacking in some skill“he's weak in spelling”

9

(used of verbs) having standard (or regular) inflection

10

not having authority, political strength, or governing power“a weak president”

11

likely to fail under stress or pressure“the weak link in the chain”

12

deficient in intelligence or mental power“a weak mind”

Definitions from the Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

What rhymes with weak?32

Show 40 near rhymes
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All 32 rhymes for weak, grouped by syllable

Weak in a sentence

  • The spirit is willing, but the flesh is weak.Zifre
  • So far from being robust, he was extremely weak.unknown
  • He was weak as a rat, and had no appetite.unknown
  • Brought up by a weak mother, she is partial to sweets.unknown
  • Fortune is the rod of the weak, and the staff of the brave.shekitten
  • Because he is old, he, too, has grown weak.CM
  • We won hands down, because the other players were weak.zmah47jr
  • With a weak beat, it continues to bleed.AMIKEMA

Sentences from Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR, credited to their authors.

Forms of weak

as a adjective

comparative
weaker
superlative
weakest