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Flimsy

Weak; feeble; limp; slight; vain; without strength or solidity; of loose and unsubstantial structure; without reason or plausibility; as, a flimsy argument, excuse, objection.

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Insignificant 84% connected

Not significant; void of signification, sense, or import; meaningless; as, insignificant words.

oewn 2023 50% interchangeable

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Insignificant 84% connected

Not significant; void of signification, sense, or import; meaningless; as, insignificant words.

oewn 2023 50% interchangeable

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Weak 84% connected

Wanting physical strength.

oewn 2023 50% interchangeable

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Weak 84% connected

Wanting physical strength.

oewn 2023 50% interchangeable

Open English WordNet links these adjective senses as similar in meaning; they are not necessarily interchangeable.

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Flimsiness 74% connected

The state or quality of being flimsy.

oewn 2023 15% interchangeable

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Flimsiness 74% connected

The state or quality of being flimsy.

oewn 2023 15% interchangeable

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Incredible 66% connected

Not credible; surpassing belief; too extraordinary and improbable to admit of belief; unlikely; marvelous; fabulous.

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

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Incredible 66% connected

Not credible; surpassing belief; too extraordinary and improbable to admit of belief; unlikely; marvelous; fabulous.

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Fragile 92% connected

Easily broken; brittle; frail; delicate; easily destroyed.

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

Open English WordNet places these words in at least one shared synset. They share a lexicalised sense, but context, register and collocation should still be checked before substitution.

Insubstantial 92% connected

Unsubstantial; not real or strong.

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

Open English WordNet places these words in at least one shared synset. They share a lexicalised sense, but context, register and collocation should still be checked before substitution.

Slight 92% connected

Sleight.

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

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Tenuous 92% connected

Thin; slender; small; minute.

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

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Thin 92% connected

Having little thickness or extent from one surface to its opposite; as, a thin plate of metal; thin paper; a thin board; a thin covering.

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

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