flimsier
Less solidly built
Flimsier is the comparative form of flimsy—thinner, weaker, or less substantial than something else: The flimsier of the two boxes collapsed under the weight.
It applies equally to physical objects and to arguments or excuses: Each alibi she offered was flimsier than the last.
Lacking solid foundation
- weakLacking power or force
- thinSmall in diameter
- hollowEmpty within
- implausibleUnlikely to be true
dubious · shaky · unsubstantiated · superficial · shallow · sketchy · half-baked · transparent
Weak and ineffective
- frailWeak and breakable
- wobblyTending to teeter
- shakyTrembling or unstable
- unsteadyLacking balance or stability
tenuous · insubstantial · wafer-thin · paper-thin · threadbare · worn · tattered · ragged
Liable to shatter
- breakableCapable of shattering
- crumblyProne to fragmenting
- friableReadily reduced to fragments
- shatterableAble to fragment
splintery · crackable · flaky · rickety · ramshackle · jerry-built · shoddy · decrepit
Filmy, delicate material
- diaphanousDelicately translucent
- sheerAbsolute; also diaphanous
- wispyThin and insubstantial
- gauzyThin and transparent
feathery · lacy · chiffon · silken · fine · translucent · airy · lightweight
tenuous
Lacking solid foundation
implausible · dubious · shaky · unsubstantiated · superficial · shallow · sketchy · half-baked · transparent · poor
feeble
Weak and ineffective
unsteady · tenuous · insubstantial · wafer-thin · paper-thin · threadbare · worn · tattered · ragged · shabby
brittle
Liable to shatter
shatterable · splintery · crackable · flaky · rickety · ramshackle · jerry-built · shoddy · decrepit · tumbledown
gossamer
Filmy, delicate material
- diaphanousDelicately translucent
- sheerAbsolute; also diaphanous
- wispyThin and insubstantial
gauzy · feathery · lacy · chiffon · silken · fine · translucent · airy · lightweight · papery