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

That helps explain why the recent data is warning about demand fragility and consumer bifurcation, not a mirror of the pre-financial crisis period. — Harvey Stober, CNBC, 4 Oct. 2026

Rage and tenderness are interwoven in pieces about mothers and daughters; the X’s with which Native leaders signed the 1868 Treaty of Fort Laramie; and the necessity and fragility of art. — Craig Morgan Teicher, Literary Hub, 1 Oct. 2026

Parity is about value, not capability, and automating one buys you nothing except fragility. — Manu Khetan, Forbes.com, 1 Oct. 2026

In both countries, disaster response is straining the finances and capacity of new leaders who campaigned on security but must now contend with economic fragility. — Dan Restrepo, Foreign Affairs, 30 Sep. 2026

Moreover, the short extension of the trade armistice only underscores its fragility; Beijing is still squeezing flows of rare earths to extract concessions from the US and coerce its allies, including Japan. — Andy Browne, semafor.com, 26 Sep. 2026

The fragility of quantum coherence, quantum interference patterns. — Quanta Magazine, 17 Sep. 2026

There is a fragility to their lives, Keith explains, since Billy passed away. — Stuart James, New York Times, 11 Sep. 2026

As a director and screenwriter, Sánchez’s work explores the fragility and darkness of the human condition. — Anna Marie De La Fuente, Variety, 8 Sep. 2026