WEAKNESSES Synonyms: 34 Similar and Opposite Words

weaknesses

noun

plural of weakness

as in faults

a defect in character his one weakness is his cockeyed optimism about everything

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Recent Examples of weaknesses Your organization’s weaknesses may be structural, such as an overreliance on a single revenue stream. — Nancy Padberg, Forbes.com, 25 Sep. 2026 Some programs use non-conference play to stack wins, while the more competitive programs use non-conference games as an opportunity to find potential weaknesses. — Steven Johnson, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 24 Sep. 2026 Traffic burdens residents daily, and heavy rain keeps exposing the same stormwater weaknesses. — Miami Herald Staff, Miami Herald, 22 Sep. 2026 Both kinds of cultures had strengths and weaknesses during and after the pandemic. — Sebastian Fixson, The Conversation, 21 Sep. 2026 Similarly, behavioral assessments also shed light on potential weaknesses, such as poor communication skills or a tendency to avoid conflict, which can be addressed proactively. — Karla Vallecillo, Hartford Courant, 18 Sep. 2026 This ambitious tripartite structure comes with strengths and weaknesses. — David Rooney, HollywoodReporter, 17 Sep. 2026 Hospital leaders say the goal was to push the system to its limits and identify any weaknesses in emergency response procedures. — Jessica Riley, CBS News, 17 Sep. 2026 But federal auditors say weaknesses in its hiring process remain. — ABC News, 16 Sep. 2026

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Noun

Recently, Qnetic completed its first 100 continuous charge-discharge cycles with zero faults or degradation, a key indicator of its reliability.

— Ameya Paleja, Interesting Engineering, 22 Sep. 2026
The team suspects the increase in the rate and intensity of earthquakes shows that Earth’s crust did not return to normal after the final test in 2017, but instead seismicity increased as at least two preexisting faults became active, Kim said.

— Katie Hunt, CNN Money, 17 Sep. 2026

Definition of faults

Noun

To make up for its lens shortcomings, compared to more expensive and larger models, the Mini takes a lot of images in the one position.

— New Atlas, New Atlas, 27 Sep. 2026
But where Hwan’s Christianity is a willful, grotesque misreading of the Bible, Latif actively wrestles with his moral shortcomings.

— Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 25 Sep. 2026

Definition of shortcomings

Noun

While some newly prominent groups (such as those who later became known as Quakers) emphasized love, fellowship and justice, some members of other sects (like the Presbyterians) created new fears, new sins, new tests and new punishments.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 28 Sep. 2026
Kaporos is intended to symbolize the transfer of one’s sins to a chicken.

— Voice of the People, New York Daily News, 20 Sep. 2026

Definition of sins

Noun

Hair loss in women can be caused by many things, including your genetics, illnesses, nutritional deficiencies, physiological stress and shifts in hormones.

— Lindsey Bever, Washington Post, 26 Sep. 2026
Authorities confirmed that the deficiencies identified during the permitting process had been addressed.

— Sujita Sinha, Interesting Engineering, 23 Sep. 2026

Definition of deficiencies

Noun

These reported failings include understaffing, undertrained employees, and failure to listen to parental concerns, the BBC reported at the time.

— Scharon Harding, ArsTechnica, 22 Sep. 2026
Sussman is inclined to see such preferences as further evidence of capitalism’s moral failings.

— Margaret Talbot, New Yorker, 21 Sep. 2026

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