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as in unsubstantial
being of a material lacking in sturdiness or substance
a flimsy scarf that was more for decoration than for warmth
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as in unlikely
not likely to be true or to occur
"The check is in the mail" is a pretty flimsy and tired excuse
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Recent Examples of flimsy
The support also fell short of our expectations, and the flimsy construction didn’t justify the high price.
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Trina Gray, People.com, 24 Oct. 2024
Inside, instead of a traditional flimsy insole, there’s a removable thick layer of PEBA foam resting directly on the carbon fiber plate.
—Outside Editors, Outside Online, 11 Nov. 2024
Every room is furnished with a king-size bed, all come with a refrigerator and instead of flimsy, folding luggage racks, each has a standard banquette for storage.
—Ryan Slattery, Travel + Leisure, 31 Oct. 2024
At the very least, discomfort from a flimsy sports bra may distract you from your athletic pursuits.
—Julia Ries, Outside Online, 31 Oct. 2024
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Trina Gray, People.com, 24 Oct. 2024
Inside, instead of a traditional flimsy insole, there’s a removable thick layer of PEBA foam resting directly on the carbon fiber plate.
—Outside Editors, Outside Online, 11 Nov. 2024
Every room is furnished with a king-size bed, all come with a refrigerator and instead of flimsy, folding luggage racks, each has a standard banquette for storage.
—Ryan Slattery, Travel + Leisure, 31 Oct. 2024
At the very least, discomfort from a flimsy sports bra may distract you from your athletic pursuits.
—Julia Ries, Outside Online, 31 Oct. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for flimsy
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Salads Salads don’t have to feel flimsy or unsubstantial.Katie Workman, San Diego Union-Tribune, 6 Sep. 2023
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From a personal finance perspective, people with extra cash should feel free to put an unsubstantial portion of their wealth into high-risk, high-volatility assets like crypto or meme stocks or even Super Bowl bets (thanks for the two-touchdown performance, Cooper Kupp).Scott Nover, Quartz, 14 Feb. 2022
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By way of Mike Curb, Motown also became the unlikely home of Pat Boone, the unabashedly wholesome (and religious) crooner and actor who’d become one of rock’s earliest stars thanks to his covers of songs by Little Richard and Fats Domino.David Browne, Rolling Stone, 8 Dec. 2024
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In the late eighteenth century, an unlikely inmate was sent by Dutch colonial authorities to the infamous Robben Island, where freedom fighters including Nelson Mandela would later be imprisoned.H.M.A. Leow, JSTOR Daily, 7 Dec. 2024
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If those arguments appear insubstantial, the jury verdict and injunction should stand.Alden Abbott, Forbes, 10 Oct. 2024
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Not insubstantial, but easily affordable for Tepper, who’s worth roughly $20 billion.Scott Fowler, Charlotte Observer, 14 June 2024
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Old and new, plastic or fragile, ornaments should always be stored in a container designed specifically for them.Kaitlin Gates, Better Homes & Gardens, 11 Dec. 2024
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Quantum systems are prone to errors because qubits are fragile and can be disturbed by even the smallest environmental changes.Gordon G. Chang, Newsweek, 11 Dec. 2024
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No matter how far-fetched the premise or gossamer-thin the story, the musical invites (compels) us to go along with its essential surrealism, to travel to that dream space where everyday life suddenly moves and sounds deliriously out of this world.Manohla Dargis, New York Times, 7 May 2020
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For her label Anissa Aida, designer Anissa Meddeb, who lives in the capital, makes gossamer silk blouses evoking the striped motif of handwoven fouta towels and voluminous coats inspired by the burnoose cloaks worn by Berbers.Sarah Khan, Condé Nast Traveler, 5 Feb. 2020
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Bridges were needed not just to fulfill a gauzy City Beautiful dream, but for practical reasons.Gary Kamiya, San Francisco Chronicle, 4 Mar. 2022
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Having grown up working in his mother’s Los Angeles hair salon, Bradford adopted a primary artmaking material that is not paint, but rather small gauzy papers used to curl hair.Matthew Bourbon, Dallas News, 22 Apr. 2020
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Working in this season's favor was the sheer unpredictability from week to week in terms of who was aligned with whom and what would happen at Tribal Council.Dalton Ross, EW.com, 12 Dec. 2024
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Yet the sheer volume of healthcare data is nearly incomprehensible.Premier Contributor, Forbes, 11 Dec. 2024
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The suited look featured a base black fabric with delicate, white pinstripes along the blazer and trousers.Julia Teti, WWD, 17 Dec. 2024
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These will need to strike a delicate balance between encouraging innovation and ensuring responsible development.Adrian Swinscoe, Forbes, 17 Dec. 2024
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“Flimsy.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/flimsy. Accessed 21 Dec. 2024.
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