brittle

adjectiveCommon GRE wordMore B words

hard but easily broken, or fragile in manner

In a sentence

Brittle in a sentence

Here is an example sentence showing brittle in a sentence.

Her brittle composure cracked at the first sign of bad news.

Synonyms

fragilefraildelicatebreakable

Antonyms

Keep going

marked by riotous, unrestrained revelry and drunken festivity

to pester or harass someone persistently

light, playful, and witty banter

to confuse or perplex thoroughly

threatening harm or menacing in a sinister way

to hesitate or refuse to proceed with something

to swell or puff out, or to increase rapidly in amount or size

lacking originality and so dull or commonplace

Common questions

Brittle (adjective) means hard but easily broken, or fragile in manner

Here is brittle used in an example sentence: "Her brittle composure cracked at the first sign of bad news."

Common synonyms for brittle include fragile, frail, delicate, breakable.

Antonyms of brittle include resilient, flexible.

Brittle is a GRE-level vocabulary word worth knowing for the Verbal section.

Vocabulary sticks when you meet it in real sentences. Practise these words inside text completion and sentence equivalence questions.