100 Other Words for “Fragile”

100 Other Words for

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.
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