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puny


These are words and phrases related to puny. Click on any word or phrase to go to its thesaurus page. Or, go to the definition of puny.

NOT PHYSICALLY STRONG


He was puny as a child.

Synonyms and examples


weak
She was too tired and weak to finish the race.
feeble
Many of the pensioners were so feeble they had to be stretchered onto the ship.
weedy
UKinformaldisapproving
I was just this weedy guy who always had his head in a book.
frail
A frail, grey-haired lady walked slowly down the street.
ailing
He shared an apartment with his ailing mother.
doddery
mainly UKinformal
Judges are often portrayed as doddery old men.
sickly
He was a sickly child.
defenceless
UK
How could anyone hurt a small, defenceless child?
vulnerable
The disease most often affects vulnerable people such as children and the elderly.
faint
If you feel faint, sit down with your head between your knees.
fragile
They'd all had a few beers the night before and were feeling a bit fragile.

Antonym and example


strong
I wasn't strong enough to move the boulder.
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See words related to puny


flimsy
rickety
delicate
tender
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If a person is weak, they are not physically strong. A weak object, material, etc. breaks easily.

puny | American Thesaurus


puny


adjective
These are words and phrases related to puny. Click on any word or phrase to go to its thesaurus page. Or, go to the definition of puny.
Oliver Twist was an underfed, puny child.

Synonyms


small and weak
undersized
underdeveloped
slight
pint-sized
runty
sawed-off
little
bantam
mite-sized
miniature
diminutive
tiny
weakly
sickly
poor
feeble
thin
fragile
emaciated
delicate
frail
runtlike
infirm

Antonyms


large
great
robust
healthy
strong
vigorous
colossal
gigantic
What a puny excuse!.

Synonyms


feeble
poor
weak
inadequate
insignificant
slight
impotent
light
inconsiderable
insufficient
meager
unimportant
picayune
picayunish
petty
trivial
worthless
trifling
paltry
piddling
shallow
flimsy
tenuous
measly

Antonyms


significant
potent
strong
forceful
considerable
important
adequate
sufficient
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