📖 Definitions of "Rangy"
adjective
- 1
Slender and long of limb; lanky
"For an accountant, Robert had a rangy appearance."
- 2
Prone to roaming around.
"rangy cattle"
- 3
Having or permitting range or scope; roomy; commodious.
🔄 Synonyms of "Rangy"
7 synonyms found via WordNet and Google Books.
| Word | Definition |
|---|---|
| largenoun | Of considerable or relatively great size or extent. |
| bignoun | Of great size, large. |
| gangly | Tall and thin, especially so as to cause physical awkwardness. |
| lankynoun | (informal, derogatory) Tall, slim, and rather ungraceful or awkward. |
| tallnoun | (of a person) Having a vertical extent greater than the average. For example, somebody with a height of over 6 feet would generally be considered to be tall. |
| mobilenoun | Pertaining to or by agency of mobile phones. |
| ganglingnoun | Awkwardly tall and thin, ungraceful. |
💡 Words with a Similar Meaning to "Rangy"
Found via reverse dictionary — words that share a conceptual meaning.
| Word | Definition |
|---|---|
| lanky | (informal, derogatory) Tall, slim, and rather ungraceful or awkward. |
| gangly | Tall and thin, especially so as to cause physical awkwardness. |
| ganglingnoun | Awkwardly tall and thin, ungraceful. |
| tall | (of a person) Having a vertical extent greater than the average. For example, somebody with a height of over 6 feet would generally be considered to be tall. |
| big | Of great size, large. |
| large | Of considerable or relatively great size or extent. |
| mobile | Pertaining to or by agency of mobile phones. |
| slimnoun | Slender; thin. |
| rangeynoun | Alternative form of rangy. [Slender and long of limb; lanky.] |
| longlimbed | Having long limbs. |
| small | Not large or big; insignificant; few in number. |
| leggy | (UK, US, chiefly of a woman) Having long, attractive legs; long-legged. |
| spindle-shanked | (archaic, derogatory) Thin and lanky, with long legs. |
| slab-sided | having flat sides |
| long-legged | Having long legs. |
| angular | Relating or pertaining to an angle, or angles. |
| lanknoun | A surname. |
| spindlingnoun | Anything long and slender, like a shoot. |
| stringynoun | (of food) Tough to the bite, as containing too much sinew or string tissue. |
| clean-limbed | (dated) Having a slender, athletic body; lithe. |
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