100 Best Synonyms for “Weak”

100 Best Synonyms for

No. Term Definition
1. Ailing In poor health; unwell.
2. Anemic Lacking vigor, strength, or color.
3. Atrophied Wasted away from disuse or disease.
4. Attenuated Made thinner, weaker, or less intense.
5. Battered Worn down by repeated blows or stress.
6. Brittle Easily broken; lacking resilience.
7. Broken-down Run-down; no longer functioning well.
8. Cracked Split; structurally compromised.
9. Crippled Severely impaired in function or ability.
10. Crumbling Falling apart; losing solidity.
11. Damaged Harmed; reduced in effectiveness.
12. Debilitated Greatly weakened by illness or strain.
13. Decaying Rotting; deteriorating in strength.
14. Decrepit Worn out; frail from age.
15. Defective Faulty; not working properly.
16. Defenseless Unable to protect oneself.
17. Deficient Lacking an essential quality or amount.
18. Depleted Drained of energy, strength, or resources.
19. Dilapidated In disrepair; broken down.
20. Disabled Limited in ability; impaired.
21. Enervated Drained of energy; listless.
22. Exhausted Extremely tired; spent.
23. Fading Losing strength, color, or intensity.
24. Failing Declining; not succeeding or functioning.
25. Faint Lacking strength; barely perceptible.
26. Feckless Ineffective; lacking initiative or strength.
27. Feeble Lacking physical strength or force.
28. Fragile Easily damaged; delicate.
29. Frail Easily broken; physically delicate.
30. Frangible Easily broken or shattered.
31. Gassed Out of energy; exhausted.
32. Gaunt Thin and bony; worn-looking.
33. Giving way Yielding; losing resistance or strength.
34. Graceless Lacking skill, poise, or power.
35. Gullible Easily deceived; lacking judgment.
36. Halfhearted Without vigor or full commitment.
37. Hapless Unlucky and helpless.
38. Hollow Lacking substance or real strength.
39. Impaired Damaged or weakened in function.
40. Inadequate Not enough; insufficiently effective.
41. Incompetent Not capable; lacking ability.
42. Ineffectual Not producing the desired effect.
43. Inefficient Wasting effort; not effective.
44. Infirm Weak or ill, especially with age.
45. Insecure Not firm or stable; uncertain.
46. Insipid Lacking flavor, vigor, or interest.
47. Jaded Worn out; dulled by overuse.
48. Jittery Nervously unsteady; lacking composure.
49. Knackered Completely exhausted; worn out.
50. Lacking Not having; deficient in.
51. Lackluster Dull; without vitality or force.
52. Lame Unconvincing; feeble or inadequate.
53. Languid Slow, relaxed, and lacking energy.
54. Languishing Drooping; failing to thrive.
55. Leaky Not watertight; losing contents or force.
56. Listless Without energy or enthusiasm.
57. Malnourished Underfed; lacking proper nutrition.
58. Meager Scanty; lacking fullness or strength.
59. Mere Only; not substantial or strong.
60. Mild Not strong in effect or intensity.
61. Miserable Wretched; lacking spirit or strength.
62. Nerveless Without energy, vigor, or courage.
63. Nervous Easily agitated; lacking steadiness.
64. Noodly Soft and limp; lacking firmness.
65. Not up to much Of low quality or strength.
66. Pallid Pale; lacking vitality.
67. Paltry Small and meager; insignificant.
68. Pathetic Pitifully inadequate or feeble.
69. Puny Small and feeble.
70. Quavering Shaking; unsteady from weakness or fear.
71. Queasy Slightly sick; lacking steadiness.
72. Ragged Worn; frayed and weakened.
73. Ramshackle Poorly built; likely to collapse.
74. Rattled Shaken; lacking composure.
75. Rickety Likely to fall; poorly supported.
76. Rundown Tired and in poor condition.
77. Sagging Drooping from lack of support.
78. Sapless Lacking vitality or energy.
79. Scrawny Unattractively thin and weak-looking.
80. Shaky Unsteady; lacking firmness.
81. Sickly Often ill; lacking robust health.
82. Slender Thin; not strongly built.
83. Soft Not hard or firm; yielding easily.
84. Spent Used up; exhausted.
85. Spindly Long, thin, and weak-looking.
86. Spineless Lacking courage or resolve.
87. Squalid Filthy and degraded; run-down.
88. Stunted Prevented from developing fully.
89. Subpar Below standard; inferior.
90. Substandard Not meeting required quality.
91. Susceptible Easily affected or harmed.
92. Tepid Lukewarm; lacking enthusiasm or force.
93. Thin Not thick; lacking substance.
94. Threadbare Worn thin; shabby and weak.
95. Timid Lacking courage or confidence.
96. Tired In need of rest; lacking energy.
97. Tottering Unsteady; about to fall.
98. Unconvincing Not persuasive; lacking force.
99. Underpowered Not powerful enough for the task.
100. Unfit Not in good condition; unsuitable.