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Thin

🔄 Synonyms of "Thin"

30 synonyms found via WordNet and Google Books.

Word	Definition
lightnoun	(physics, uncountable) Electromagnetic radiation in the wavelength range visible to the human eye (about 400–750 nanometers): visible light.
tenuous	Insubstantial.
haggardnoun	Looking exhausted, worried, or poor in condition
gossamernoun	Anything delicate, light and flimsy.
leanverb	(intransitive) To incline, deviate, or bend, from a vertical position; to be in a position thus inclining or deviating.
diaphanous	Transparent or translucent; allowing light to pass through; capable of being seen through.
finenoun	Senses referring to subjective quality.
slendernoun	Thin; slim.
sleazy	Raunchy or perverted in nature; tastelessly sexual.
weak	Lacking in force (usually strength) or ability.
sparseverb	Not dense; meager; scanty
flimsynoun	Likely to bend or break under pressure; easily damaged; frail, unsubstantial.
flatnoun	Having no variations in height.
reduceverb	(transitive) To bring down the size, quantity, quality, value or intensity of something; to diminish, to lower.
lanknoun	Slender or thin; not well filled out; not plump; shrunken; lean.
gangly	Tall and thin, especially so as to cause physical awkwardness.
vaporous	Of or relating to vapour; also, having the characteristics or consistency of vapour.
lankynoun	(informal, derogatory) Tall, slim, and rather ungraceful or awkward.
trimnoun	(transitive) To reduce slightly; to cut; especially, to remove excess.
emaciated	Thin or haggard, especially from hunger or disease.
cadaverous	Corpselike; hinting of death; imitating a cadaver.
scraggy	Lean or thin, scrawny.
rarenoun	Very uncommon; scarce.
spareverb	Extra.
narrowverb	Having a small width; not wide; having opposite edges or sides that are close, especially by comparison to length or depth.

↔️ Antonyms of "Thin"

Words with the opposite meaning.

Word	Definition
thicknoun	Relatively great in extent from one surface to the opposite in its smallest solid dimension.
fullnoun	Containing the maximum possible amount that can fit in the space available.
fatnoun	Carrying more fat than usual on one's body; plump; not lean or thin.
put onverb	(transitive) To don (clothing, equipment, or the like).
thickenverb	(transitive) To make thicker (in the sense of more viscous).
thickly	In a thick manner.
gainverb	(intransitive) To have or receive advantage or profit; to acquire gain; to grow rich; to advance in interest, health, or happiness; to make progress.

💡 Words with a Similar Meaning to "Thin"

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

Word	Definition
pinched	(of a person or the face) Tense and pale from cold, worry, or hunger.
slender	Thin; slim.
tenuous	Insubstantial.
slenderizeverb	(transitive) To make more slender.
slimnoun	Slender; thin.
lose weightverb	(intransitive) To become less heavy or obese.
slim downverb	(ambitransitive) To reduce weight; to make or become thinner.
skinny	(informal) Thin, generally in a negative sense (as opposed to slim, which is thin in a positive sense).
twiglikenoun	Resembling or characteristic of a twig; thin and brittle.
spindly	Characteristic of a spindle; slender and of weak appearance.
lanknoun	Slender or thin; not well filled out; not plump; shrunken; lean.
rawboned	Of a person: bony and thin; having prominent bones; gaunt.
wiry	Thin, muscular and flexible.
narrow	Having a small width; not wide; having opposite edges or sides that are close, especially by comparison to length or depth.
rarified	Alternative spelling of rarefied. [Distant from the lives and everyday concerns of ordinary people; esoteric, exclusive, select.]
emaciated	Thin or haggard, especially from hunger or disease.
scrawny	Thin, malnourished, and weak.
gauntnoun	Unhealthily thin, as from hunger or illness: drawn, emaciated, haggard.
sparse	Not dense; meager; scanty
lanky	(informal, derogatory) Tall, slim, and rather ungraceful or awkward.