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brittle

adjective

Synonyms and Antonyms of brittle

1 having a texture that readily breaks into little pieces under pressure

  • a brittle cracker that turned into crumbs in my pocket
Synonyms of brittle

brickle [dialect], crisp, crispy, crumbly, embrittled, flaky (also flakey), friable, short
Words Related to brittle

crackly, crisped, crispened, crunchy, crusty

breakable, delicate, fragile
Near Antonyms of brittle

elastic, flexible, pliable, pliant, resilient

strong, sturdy, tough

2 lacking in friendliness or warmth of feeling

  • a brittle apology that was anything but heartfelt
Synonyms of brittle

antiseptic, arctic, chill, chilly, clammy, cold, cold-blooded, cold-eyed, coldish, cool, frigid, frosty, frozen, gelid, glacial, hard-eyed, icy, uncordial, unfriendly, unsympathetic, wintry (also wintery)
Words Related to brittle

bloodless, coldhearted, hard-hearted, heartless, kindless, pitiless, uncaring, unfeeling

reserved, soulless, undemonstrative, unemotional, unresponsive

apathetic, indifferent, unenthusiastic, uninterested

aloof, detached, dispassionate, impersonal, offish, standoffish

antisocial, unsociable, unsocial
Near Antonyms of brittle

compassionate, kind, kindhearted

demonstrative, emotional, expressive

eager, enthusiastic, passionate
Antonyms of brittle

cordial, friendly, genial, happy, hearty, sympathetic, warm, warm-blooded, warmhearted

Synonym Discussion of brittle

fragile, frangible, brittle, crisp, friable mean breaking easily. fragile implies extreme delicacy of material or construction and need for careful handling.
    • a fragile antique chair
frangible implies susceptibility to being broken without implying weakness or delicacy.
    • frangible stone used for paving
brittle implies hardness together with lack of elasticity or flexibility or toughness.
    • brittle bones
crisp implies a firmness and brittleness desirable especially in some foods.
    • crisp lettuce
friable applies to substances that are easily crumbled or pulverized.
    • friable soil

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