Synonyms for skeletal
- adjective
Most common
Definitions
- adj. 1
haggard, cadaverous, emaciated or gaunt
Related words
- Word family
- skeletalism skeletalization
- Phrases
- skeletal muscle
Example sentences
- haggard Lone lions, alas, always end up being hunted and haggard.
- gaunt I recoiled when I saw how gaunt she had become.
- emaciated The men weren't just skinny. They were emaciated.
- cadaverous That cadaverous smell almost made me vomit.
Popularity over time
| Word | 1850 → 2019 | Trend |
|---|---|---|
| skeletal | steady | |
| haggard | rising | |
| gaunt | rising | |
| emaciated | rising | |
| cadaverous | rising |
Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.
By length
- 4 letters
- thin1, lean1
- 5 letters
- gaunt1
- 6 letters
- wasted2, skinny2
- 7 letters
- pinched1, haggard2, scrawny2
- 9 letters
- emaciated5
- 10 letters
- cadaverous
The small number after each word is its number of syllables (wasted2 = 2 syllables).
In other languages
- Français
- squelettique
- Italiano
- scheletrico