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tenuous
Meaning: very weak or slight
tenuous in a sentence
How tenuous is used in real sentences:
The connection between the two events was tenuous at best.
His tenuous grip on the rope began to slip.
“A dramatic spike may rest on a tenuous connection, perhaps a drying electrode rather than a sudden nightmare.”
— from the passage Signals After Midnight
Synonyms for tenuous
Other words for tenuous — fragile, flimsy and weak — carry the same meaning.
- fragile
- flimsy
- weak
Antonyms of tenuous
Words that mean the opposite of tenuous:
- strong
- firm
- robust
Where it comes from
From Latin tenuis 'thin'
Memory hook
TENUOUS — TEN-UOUS thin thread.