Synonyms for rawboned

Most common

lean · skinny · gaunt · scrawny · lank

All synonyms

Adjective

Definitions

1. adj. 1

   Of a person: bony and thin; having prominent bones; gaunt.

Related words

Other spellings

rawbone

Example sentences

• lean Be careful not to lean too far out of your window.
• skinny Tom and Mary were very skinny when they were kids.
• gaunt I recoiled when I saw how gaunt she had become.
• scrawny Tom doesn't know the difference between thin and scrawny.

Popularity over time

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

By length

4 letters

lean¹, lank¹

5 letters

gaunt¹

6 letters

skinny²

7 letters

scrawny², scraggy

The small number after each word is its number of syllables (skinny² = 2 syllables).