Synonyms of fragility

fragility

noun

1

as in exquisiteness

the state or quality of having a delicate structure

we marveled at the fragility and yet the surprising strength of the bird's wing bones

Synonyms & Similar Words

• exquisiteness
• fineness
• brittleness
• daintiness
• delicacy
• flimsiness
• frangibility
• insubstantiality
• friability
• wispiness
• diaphanousness
• crumbliness

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• roughness
• solidity
• coarseness
• rudeness
• strength
• firmness
• crudity
• crudeness

2

as in weakness

the quality or state of lacking physical strength or vigor

the fragility of the abandoned baby bird

Synonyms & Similar Words

• weakness
• exhaustion
• fatigue
• frailty
• feebleness
• debility
• injury
• impairment
• faintness
• infirmity
• enervation
• frailness
• debilitation
• lowness
• decay
• enfeeblement
• languor
• asthenia
• tenderness
• listlessness
• languidness
• breakdown
• delicacy
• disablement
• damage
• wimpiness
• collapse
• decrepitude
• helplessness
• powerlessness
• softness
• impotence
• weariness
• prostration
• harm
• defenselessness
• lassitude
• hurt
• invalidism
• incapacitation
• impuissance
• effeteness

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• strength
• robustness
• hardiness
• vigor
• vitality
• energy
• hardihood
• virility
• toughness
• fitness
• muscularity
• hardness
• ruggedness
• sturdiness
• health
• huskiness
• soundness
• stoutness
• lustiness
• healthiness
• wellness
• heftiness
• brawniness

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of fragility

Technology teams build spare capacity into critical systems because operating continuously at the limit creates fragility. — Nirit Cohen, Forbes.com, 2 Aug. 2026

The shortage of intramuscular penicillin only underscored the fragility of public health. — Eric Boodman, STAT, 31 July 2026

For all their seeming fragility, monarchs will be an extraordinarily capable partner in efforts to save them. — Vann R. Newkirk Ii, The Atlantic, 28 July 2026

Chemistry inside battery Solid-state batteries are widely considered the future of safe, high-capacity energy storage, yet the development is limited by the chemical fragility of their most promising components. — Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 17 July 2026

Mendieta is best known for work that interweaves sadness with violence, drawing on her experiences of exile and her feminist politics to negotiate the transient fragility of life. — Eliza Goodpasture, ARTnews.com, 15 July 2026

Traffic in the Strait of Hormuz has slowed to a two-month low, raising fresh questions about the ceasefire's fragility and the Gulf’s prospects for recovery. — Melissa Hancock, Fortune, 14 July 2026

Enlisting this element in more of a foldable’s screen may help ease the concerns about device fragility that customers continue to voice. — Rob Pegoraro, PC Magazine, 14 July 2026

Oil threatens to spoil the market rally … again The Iran war returned to Wall Street's doorstep last week, illustrating the fragility of the interim peace agreement between Washington and Tehran. — Alexa Lomonaco, CNBC, 11 July 2026