Synonyms of frailties

frailties

noun

plural of frailty

as in weaknesses

a defect in character

selfishness is a common human frailty

Synonyms & Similar Words

• weaknesses
• faults
• sins
• shortcomings
• failings
• foibles
• deficiencies
• vices
• derelictions
• feet of clay
• demerits
• wants
• flaws
• evils
• imperfections
• corruptions
• blemishes
• stains
• blots
• depravities
• minuses
• immoralities
• soft spots
• spots
• nits
• Achilles' heels

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• virtues
• merits
• perfections
• excellences
• moralities
• integrities
• probities
• rectitudes

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of frailties

The thing that Gena is so brilliant at is exploiting the human voice, and the frailties of the voice and the strengths and the vulnerabilities. — Marissa R. Moss, Rolling Stone, 28 Aug. 2026

Even in defeat, Fulham succeeded in exposing frailties in Chelsea’s defensive structure at Craven Cottage. — Liam Twomey, New York Times, 26 Aug. 2026

Mundo and Diana’s world is more stark, its colors stripped away to show the toll of life’s frailties on the couple. — Murtada Elfadl, Variety, 25 May 2026

Those traits historically idolized as feminine frailties (or diagnosed as feminine neuroses) are here reenvisioned as sources of extraordinary talent. — Caroline Lillian Schopp, Artforum, 13 May 2026

Just as her characters tussle with the frailties installed during their upbringings, Strout, the daughter of a schoolteacher mother and parasitologist father who was also a congregationalist deacon, has reckoned with her roots. — Belinda Luscombe, Time, 28 Apr. 2026

Both larger-than-life characters have their frailties. — Bob Strauss, San Francisco Chronicle, 24 Mar. 2026

Okrent highlights the emotional frailties that coexisted with the brilliance and generosity. — Los Angeles Times, 17 Mar. 2026

Jackson’s other frailties were evident long before that diagnosis. — John Blake, CNN Money, 17 Feb. 2026