English word
Weak
Definitions
adjective
- lacking strength: such as
- not factually grounded or logically presented
- not able to function properly
- lacking skill or proficiency
- indicative of a lack of skill or aptitude
- wanting in vigor of expression or effect
- deficient in the usual or required ingredients : dilute
- lacking normal intensity or potency
- not having or exerting authority or political power
- ineffective, impotent
- of, relating to, or constituting a verb or verb conjugation that in English forms the past tense and past participle by adding the suffix -ed or -d or -t
- deficient in physical vigor : feeble, debilitated
- retaining a lesser number of distinctions in case, number and genderof a noun or adjective declension in Germanic languages
- bearing the minimal degree of stress occurring in the language
- having little or no stress and obscured vowel sound
- tending toward a lower price or value
- ionizing only slightly in solution
- not able to sustain or exert much weight, pressure, or strain
- not able to resist external force or withstand attack
- easily upset or nauseated
- mentally or intellectually deficient
- not firmly decided : vacillating
- resulting from or indicating lack of judgment or discernment
- not able to withstand temptation or persuasion
Synonyms for weak
Closest evidence-backed alternatives.
- weakened
- feeble
- frail
- disabled