Synonyms & related words for frangible

Find synonyms, related words, and the definition of frangible — including breakable, fragile, brittle, shattery, fracturable, splintery. Dendril is a free visual thesaurus that shows them on an interactive map where stronger matches sit closer to the center — no signup, no ads.

Words related to frangible

Explore words related to frangible — words associated with it, words that go with it, and its nearest matches in meaning. Related words include frangibleness, nonbreakable, frangibility, fragilely, brittly, splinterproof, destroyable, embrittle. Click any word to make it the center of the map and keep exploring the web of connections.

Synonyms for frangible

Common synonyms for frangible include breakable, fragile, brittle, shattery, fracturable, splintery, friable, flimsy — words that share a close meaning. Hover or tap any word on the map for its definition and part of speech.

Where does frangible come from?

The word frangible breaks down into 2 roots of Latin origin: frang, from Latin frangere (“to break”); and -ible, from Latin ibilis (“able to be”). Explore each root to see other English words built from the same source.