Synonyms for lanky

Most common

gangly · rangy · tall · scrawny

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Adjective

Antonyms

stocky, chubby, squat

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Definitions

1. adj. 1

   Tall, slim, and rather ungraceful or awkward.

   A lanky cat slinked across the alley.

Example sentences

• tall A tall tree projects its long shadow on the water.
• scrawny Tom doesn't know the difference between thin and scrawny.
• gangly He had rather gangly limbs as a boy.

Popularity over time

Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.

By length

4 letters

tall¹, thin¹, lean¹, slim¹, lank¹

5 letters

gaunt¹, rangy²

6 letters

meager², meagre, gangly², storky

7 letters

slender², scrawny²

8 letters

gangling

The small number after each word is its number of syllables (rangy² = 2 syllables).