Grep  of  noun  weak 
  tweak 
  weak  force 
  weak  interaction 
  weak  part 
  weak  point 
  weak  spot 
  weakener 
  weakening 
  weakfish 
  weakling 
  weakness 
 
  Overview  of  adj  weak 
 
  The  adj  weak  has  10  senses  (first  5  from  tagged  texts) 
 
  1.  (15)  weak  --  (having  little  physical  or  spiritual  strength;  "a  weak  radio  signal";  "a  weak  link") 
  2.  (4)  watery,  washy,  weak  --  (overly  diluted;  thin  and  insipid;  "washy  coffee";  "watery  milk";  "weak  tea") 
  3.  (3)  powerless,  weak  --  (lacking  power) 
  4.  (1)  unaccented,  light,  weak  --  (used  of  vowels  or  syllables;  pronounced  with  little  or  no  stress;  "a  syllable  that  ends  in  a  short  vowel  is  a  light  syllable";  "a  weak  stress  on  the  second  syllable") 
  5.  (1)  fallible,  frail,  imperfect,  weak  --  (having  the  attributes  of  man  as  opposed  to  e.g.  divine  beings;  "I'm  only  human";  "frail  humanity") 
  6.  forceless,  unforceful,  weak  --  (lacking  force;  feeble;  "a  forceless  argument") 
  7.  decrepit,  feeble,  infirm,  sapless,  weak,  weakly  --  (lacking  physical  strength  or  vitality;  "a  feeble  old  woman";  "her  body  looked  sapless") 
  8.  weak  --  ((grammar)  used  of  verbs  having  standard  (or  regular)  inflection) 
  9.  weak  --  (lacking  physical  strength  or  vigor) 
  10.  effeminate,  weak  --  (characterized  by  excessive  softness  or  self-indulgence;  "an  effeminate  civilization") 
 
  Antonyms  of  adj  weak 
 
  10  senses  of  weak 
 
  Sense  1 
  weak  (vs.  strong) 
 
  strong  (vs.  weak) 
  =>  beardown(postnominal) 
  =>  beefed-up 
  =>  brawny,  hefty,  muscular,  powerful,  sinewy 
  =>  bullnecked 
  =>  bullocky 
  =>  hard,  knockout,  severe 
  =>  hobnailed,  hobnail 
  =>  ironlike 
  =>  knock-down(postnominal),  powerful 
  =>  noticeable 
  =>  reinforced,  strengthened 
  =>  robust 
  =>  stiff 
  =>  vehement 
  =>  virile 
  =>  well-knit,  well-set 
 
  Sense  2 
  watery,  washy,  weak 
 
  INDIRECT  (VIA  diluted)  ->  undiluted 
 
  Sense  3 
  powerless  (vs.  powerful),  weak 
 
 
  Sense  4 
  unaccented,  light,  weak 
 
  INDIRECT  (VIA  unstressed)  ->  stressed 
 
  Sense  5 
  fallible,  frail,  imperfect,  weak 
 
  INDIRECT  (VIA  human)  ->  nonhuman 
 
  Sense  6 
  forceless  (vs.  forceful),  unforceful,  weak 
 
 
  Sense  7 
  decrepit,  feeble,  infirm,  sapless,  weak,  weakly 
 
  INDIRECT  (VIA  frail)  ->  robust 
 
  Sense  8 
  weak 
 
  INDIRECT  (VIA  regular)  ->  irregular 
 
  Sense  9 
  weak 
 
  INDIRECT  (VIA  impotent)  ->  potent,  strong 
 
  Sense  10 
  effeminate,  weak 
 
  INDIRECT  (VIA  soft)  ->  hard 
 
  Similarity  of  adj  weak 
 
  10  senses  of  weak 
 
  Sense  1 
  weak  (vs.  strong) 
  =>  anemic,  anaemic 
  =>  adynamic,  asthenic,  debilitated,  enervated 
  =>  breakaway 
  =>  faint,  feeble 
  =>  feeble,  lame 
  =>  flaccid,  lax,  limp,  slack 
  =>  flimsy,  slight,  tenuous,  thin 
  =>  flimsy,  fragile 
  =>  jerry-built,  shoddy 
  =>  namby-pamby,  spineless,  wishy-washy 
  =>  pale,  pallid,  wan 
  =>  puny 
  =>  vulnerable 
  =>  washy 
  =>  weakened 
  Also  See->  delicate#1;  tender#6,  untoughened#1;  powerless#1,  weak#3 
 
  Sense  2 
  watery,  washy,  weak 
  =>  diluted  (vs.  undiluted),  dilute 
 
  Sense  3 
  powerless  (vs.  powerful),  weak 
  =>  feeble,  nerveless 
  =>  helpless,  incapacitated 
  =>  flooded,  inundated,  overcome,  overpowered,  overwhelmed,  swamped,  engulfed 
  =>  low-powered 
  =>  flooded,  inundated,  overcome,  overpowered,  overwhelmed,  swamped,  engulfed 
  Also  See->  impotent#1;  ineffective#1,  uneffective#1,  ineffectual#2;  weak#1 
 
  Sense  4 
  unaccented,  light,  weak 
  =>  unstressed  (vs.  stressed),  unaccented 
 
  Sense  5 
  fallible,  frail,  imperfect,  weak 
  =>  human  (vs.  nonhuman) 
 
  Sense  6 
  forceless  (vs.  forceful),  unforceful,  weak 
  =>  wimpish,  wimpy 
 
  Sense  7 
  decrepit,  feeble,  infirm,  sapless,  weak,  weakly 
  =>  frail  (vs.  robust) 
 
  Sense  8 
  weak 
  =>  regular  (vs.  irregular) 
 
  Sense  9 
  weak 
  =>  impotent  (vs.  potent) 
 
  Sense  10 
  effeminate,  weak 
  =>  soft  (vs.  hard) 
 
  Attributes  of  adj  weak 
 
  2  of  10  senses  of  weak 
 
  Sense  1 
  weak  (vs.  strong) 
  =>  strength 
 
  Sense  3 
  powerless  (vs.  powerful),  weak 
  =>  power,  powerfulness,  potency 
 
  Familiarity  of  adj  weak 
 
  weak  used  as  an  adjective  is  familiar  (polysemy  count  =  10) 
 
  Grep  of  adj  weak 
  weak 
  weak-kneed 
  weakened 
  weakening 
  weakly 
 
  Overview  of  adj  weak 
 
  The  adj  weak  has  10  senses  (first  5  from  tagged  texts) 
 
  1.  (15)  weak  --  (having  little  physical  or  spiritual  strength;  "a  weak  radio  signal";  "a  weak  link") 
  2.  (4)  watery,  washy,  weak  --  (overly  diluted;  thin  and  insipid;  "washy  coffee";  "watery  milk";  "weak  tea") 
  3.  (3)  powerless,  weak  --  (lacking  power) 
  4.  (1)  unaccented,  light,  weak  --  (used  of  vowels  or  syllables;  pronounced  with  little  or  no  stress;  "a  syllable  that  ends  in  a  short  vowel  is  a  light  syllable";  "a  weak  stress  on  the  second  syllable") 
  5.  (1)  fallible,  frail,  imperfect,  weak  --  (having  the  attributes  of  man  as  opposed  to  e.g.  divine  beings;  "I'm  only  human";  "frail  humanity") 
  6.  forceless,  unforceful,  weak  --  (lacking  force;  feeble;  "a  forceless  argument") 
  7.  decrepit,  feeble,  infirm,  sapless,  weak,  weakly  --  (lacking  physical  strength  or  vitality;  "a  feeble  old  woman";  "her  body  looked  sapless") 
  8.  weak  --  ((grammar)  used  of  verbs  having  standard  (or  regular)  inflection) 
  9.  weak  --  (lacking  physical  strength  or  vigor) 
  10.  effeminate,  weak  --  (characterized  by  excessive  softness  or  self-indulgence;  "an  effeminate  civilization") 

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