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Lean

🔄 Synonyms of "Lean"

30 synonyms found via WordNet and Google Books.

Word	Definition
inclinationnoun	A tendency.
haggardnoun	Looking exhausted, worried, or poor in condition
deficientnoun	Lacking something essential; often construed with in.
slendernoun	Thin; slim.
runverb	To move swiftly.
tiltnoun	(transitive) To slope or incline (something); to slant.
lanknoun	Slender or thin; not well filled out; not plump; shrunken; lean.
gangly	Tall and thin, especially so as to cause physical awkwardness.
lankynoun	(informal, derogatory) Tall, slim, and rather ungraceful or awkward.
thinverb	Having little body fat or flesh; slim; slender; lean; gaunt.
trimnoun	(transitive) To reduce slightly; to cut; especially, to remove excess.
inclinenoun	(chiefly intransitive, chiefly passive voice) To tend to do or believe something, or move or be moved in a certain direction, away from a point of view, attitude, etc.
emaciated	Thin or haggard, especially from hunger or disease.
insufficient	Not sufficient; of a type or kind that does not suffice, that does not satisfy requirements or needs.
cadaverous	Corpselike; hinting of death; imitating a cadaver.
scraggy	Lean or thin, scrawny.
spareverb	Extra.
scrawny	Thin, malnourished, and weak.
spindly	Characteristic of a spindle; slender and of weak appearance.
tipnoun	The extreme end of something, especially when pointed; e.g. the sharp end of a pencil.
wispy	Consisting of or resembling a wisp; like a slender, flexible strand or bundle.
wasted	(slang) Very drunk or stoned.
wiry	Thin, muscular and flexible.
tendverb	(with to) To look after (e.g. an ill person.)
pinched	(of a person or the face) Tense and pale from cold, worry, or hunger.

↔️ Antonyms of "Lean"

Words with the opposite meaning.

Word	Definition
richnoun	Wealthy: having a lot of money and possessions.
fatnoun	Carrying more fat than usual on one's body; plump; not lean or thin.

💡 Words with a Similar Meaning to "Lean"

Found via reverse dictionary — words that share a conceptual meaning.

Word	Definition
inclinationnoun	A tendency.
inclinenoun	(chiefly intransitive, chiefly passive voice) To tend to do or believe something, or move or be moved in a certain direction, away from a point of view, attitude, etc.
tiltnoun	(transitive) To slope or incline (something); to slant.
slantnoun	A slope; an incline, inclination.
runverb	To move swiftly.
trimnoun	(transitive) To reduce slightly; to cut; especially, to remove excess.
wiry	Thin, muscular and flexible.
shrunken	Reduced in size as a result of shrinkage; shrivelled.
shrivelled	Collapsed in size.
shriveled	Wrinkled because the volume has reduced while the surface area of the outer layer has remained constant.
pinched	(of a person or the face) Tense and pale from cold, worry, or hunger.
thinverb	Having little body fat or flesh; slim; slender; lean; gaunt.
slimnoun	Slender; thin.
withered	Shrivelled, shrunken or faded, especially due to lack of water.
slendernoun	Thin; slim.
spindly	Characteristic of a spindle; slender and of weak appearance.
wizened	Withered; lean and wrinkled by shrinkage as from age or illness.
wizenverb	(ambitransitive) To wither; to become, or make, lean and wrinkled by shrinkage, as from age or illness.
twiglike	Resembling or characteristic of a twig; thin and brittle.
skinnynoun	(informal) Thin, generally in a negative sense (as opposed to slim, which is thin in a positive sense).