Vocabulary
Fragile
English and Urdu gloss, synonyms and antonyms, and example usage from our editorial sentence cache where available.
English meaning
(of an object) easily broken or damaged.
Example sentences (from Dawn)
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Yet in Pakistan, where 1.8m cases were reported in 2025 despite a 10pc drop from the year before, that promise remains fragile.
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Breaking malaria`s grip
— 2026-04-28
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Climate-related damage has exposed fragile sites, while poverty pushes local communities towards illicit excavation.
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Preserving antiquities
— 2026-04-20
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Annually, thousands of people belonging to this Muslim community travel illegally in fragile vehicles to escape repression in Myanmar.
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Escaping pain
— 2026-04-16
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THE war between the US-Israel and Iran catapulted a regional conflict into a systemic shock within an already fragile global economy, causing a dangerous rupture in the world`s climate trajectory.
Dawn Editorials —
Climate war shock
— 2026-04-13
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A fragile ceasefire is still in place and can of course be extended.For Pakistan, it has been a high point in its diplomacy.
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High-stakes diplomacy
— 2026-04-13
Synonyms
breakable, easily broken, brittle, frangible, smashable, splintery, flimsy, weak
Curator example
“fragile items such as glass and china”
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