100 Other Words for “Fragile”

No.	Term	Definition
1.	Aged	Worn by time; easily damaged.
2.	Airy	Light; lacking substantial strength.
3.	Anxious	Easily unsettled; emotionally delicate.
4.	Breakable	Able to be broken easily.
5.	Brittle	Hard but snaps or shatters easily.
6.	Brittle-boned	Prone to fractures; physically delicate.
7.	Chancy	Uncertain; liable to fail.
8.	Chip-prone	Likely to chip with handling.
9.	Crackable	Likely to crack under stress.
10.	Crumbly	Falls apart into small pieces.
11.	Daunted	Easily discouraged; lacking resilience.
12.	Delicate	Easily harmed; requiring careful handling.
13.	Dependent	Needing support; not self-sustaining.
14.	Deteriorating	Declining in condition; weakening.
15.	Doubtful	Unreliable; not secure.
16.	Easily broken	Breaks with little force.
17.	Easily damaged	Harmed by minor impact or stress.
18.	Easily upset	Quickly disturbed emotionally.
19.	Ephemeral	Short-lived; not durable.
20.	Exposed	Unprotected; vulnerable to harm.
21.	Feeble	Very weak; lacking strength.
22.	Fickle	Unstable; changes easily.
23.	Flaky	Peels or breaks into flakes.
24.	Frail	Weak and delicate; easily harmed.
25.	Frangible	Easily broken into pieces.
26.	Glasslike	Resembling glass; easily shattered.
27.	Gossamer	Very light, thin, and delicate.
28.	Gracile	Slender and delicate in build.
29.	Gracile-built	Lightly built; not robust.
30.	Grievance-prone	Easily offended; emotionally sensitive.
31.	Hairline	Very fine; prone to cracking.
32.	Hazard-prone	Likely to be harmed by hazards.
33.	High-risk	Likely to fail or be damaged.
34.	Hollow	Lacking solidity; easily crushed.
35.	Hyper-sensitive	Overly responsive; easily hurt.
36.	Impermanent	Not lasting; easily lost.
37.	Infirm	Physically weak; easily harmed.
38.	Insecure	Not firm; easily disturbed.
39.	Instable	Not stable; prone to collapse.
40.	Jittery	Nervous; easily shaken.
41.	Joltable	Easily jarred or disrupted.
42.	Jury-rigged	Makeshift; likely to fail.
43.	Keenly sensitive	Strongly affected by small changes.
44.	Knickable	Easily nicked or notched.
45.	Knockable	Easily knocked over or harmed.
46.	Labile	Unstable; readily changeable.
47.	Light-duty	Not built for heavy use.
48.	Lightweight	Light and often less sturdy.
49.	Likely to shatter	Prone to shattering on impact.
50.	Marginal	Barely adequate; easily compromised.
51.	Mellowed	Softened; less resilient than before.
52.	Meltable	Can melt; not heat-resistant.
53.	Mercurial	Unpredictable; emotionally unstable.
54.	Moth-eaten	Worn with holes; easily torn.
55.	Needy	Requiring support; emotionally delicate.
56.	Nervy	Tense; easily startled.
57.	Nicked	Slightly damaged; weakened.
58.	Non-durable	Not lasting; wears out quickly.
59.	On edge	Tense; easily upset.
60.	Overdelicate	Too delicate; easily harmed.
61.	Overwrought	Highly stressed; emotionally breakable.
62.	Paper-thin	Extremely thin; easily torn.
63.	Perishable	Spoils or decays quickly.
64.	Precarious	Unstable; likely to fall or fail.
65.	Puncturable	Can be pierced easily.
66.	Quavering	Trembling; lacking steadiness.
67.	Queasy	Easily unsettled; not steady.
68.	Quick to crack	Cracks with little pressure.
69.	Quivery	Shaky; easily disturbed.
70.	Rattled	Shaken; easily upset.
71.	Ricketty	Weak and likely to fall apart.
72.	Ripe	At peak; soon to spoil.
73.	Risky	Likely to fail; uncertain.
74.	Scratchable	Easily scratched or marred.
75.	Sensitive	Easily affected or hurt.
76.	Shaky	Unsteady; likely to collapse.
77.	Shatter-prone	Likely to shatter on impact.
78.	Shatterable	Able to shatter easily.
79.	Shreddable	Easily torn into shreds.
80.	Slight	Small or thin; not sturdy.
81.	Soft	Not hard; easily deformed.
82.	Spindly	Thin and weak; not robust.
83.	Splintery	Prone to splintering.
84.	Stressed	Under strain; near breaking point.
85.	Susceptible	Easily affected; vulnerable.
86.	Tender	Easily bruised; delicate.
87.	Tenuous	Very weak; slight connection or support.
88.	Thin-skinned	Easily hurt feelings.
89.	Threadbare	Worn thin; near tearing.
90.	Ticklish	Easily affected; overly responsive.
91.	Touchy	Easily offended or upset.
92.	Unbalanced	Not steady; easily toppled.
93.	Uncertain	Not sure; unstable.
94.	Unprotected	Lacking defense; easily harmed.
95.	Unreliable	Not dependable; apt to fail.
96.	Unstable	Not firm; likely to give way.
97.	Vulnerable	Open to harm; not well protected.
98.	Wavering	Unsteady; easily changed.
99.	Weak	Lacking strength; easily damaged.
100.	Wear-prone	Wears out quickly with use.