What is another word for frail?

Common synonyms for frail include decrepit, debile, feeble, infirm, rickety, sapless, weak, weakly.

frail

Q: What rhymes with frail?

Words that rhyme with frail include sale, male, scale, mail, email, jail.

/fɹeɪl/noun, adjective1 syllable

Frail means: physically weak.

Synonyms for frail16

adjective, as in physically weak

decrepit, debile, feeble, infirm, rickety, sapless, weak, weakly, light-boned, delicate

adjective, as in wanting in moral strength, courage, or will; having the attributes of man as opposed to e.g. divine beings

fallible, imperfect, weak, human

adjective, as in easily broken or damaged or destroyed

delicate, fragile, breakable

also used for frail

farasola

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Opposites of frail

robust

What does frail mean?5

adjective

physically weak“an invalid's frail body”

wanting in moral strength, courage, or will; having the attributes of man as opposed to e.g. divine beings“I'm only a fallible human”

easily broken or damaged or destroyed“a kite too delicate to fly safely”

noun

the weight of a frail (basket) full of raisins or figs; between 50 and 75 pounds

a basket for holding dried fruit (especially raisins or figs)

Definitions from the Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

What rhymes with frail?42

one syllable

sale male scale mail jail fail trail rail tail tale nail pale bail sail dale whale hail yale shale ale snail veil

two syllables

email detail

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All 42 rhymes for frail, grouped by syllable

Frail in a sentence

She was mousy and frail, but she ran the office with an iron fist.Eccles17
The mind craves progress, yet the flesh grows frail and holds back.Amastan
The young girl was resourceful, even though she was frail.Myrano_
My grandmother was gradually becoming forgetful and frail.CM
He was too frail to play games outdoors.CM
The frail old man stubbornly refused to make use of a wheelchair.janms
Whoever moves without a head is a tail; Their movement's like the scorpion's, frail.cojiluc
Don't embrace me in such a manner. I'm so frail!iT4LL

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Forms of frail

as a noun

plural: frails

as a adjective

comparative: frailer
superlative: frailest