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Synonyms for slender

  • adjective

Most common

narrow lean slim svelte lithe jimp leptosome

All synonyms

Adjective

1. Slim

slim, narrow, little, lean, svelte, willowy, slight, lanky informal, weak, gracile, frail, poor, delicate, lank, scanty, feeble, flimsy, fine, inadequate, sparse, tenuous, meager US CA, meagre UK

Other

thin, lithe, insufficient, jimp, leptosome

Antonyms

large, thick, broad

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Definitions

  1. adj. 1

    Thin; slim.

    A rod is a long slender pole used for angling.

Related words

Word family
slenderize slenderly slenderness
Phrases
slender suckerfish slender tare slender vetch
Is a kind of
physique thin

Example sentences

  • narrow Tom drove through the narrow tunnel at high speed.
  • lean Be careful not to lean too far out of your window.
  • slim The chance that Tom will be executed is very slim.
  • svelte Mary is svelte and fleet of foot.
  • lithe This ballerina has a lithe body.

Popularity over time

Word1850 → 2019Trend
slendersteady
narrowsteady
leanrising
slimrising
svelterising
litherising

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

By length

4 letters
fine1, poor1, weak1, thin1, lean1, slim1, lank1, jimp
5 letters
frail1, lanky2, lithe1
6 letters
little2, narrow2, slight1, sparse1, feeble2, flimsy2, meager2, meagre, scanty2, svelte1
7 letters
tenuous3, willowy3, gracile2
8 letters
delicate3
9 letters
leptosome
10 letters
inadequate4
12 letters
insufficient4

The small number after each word is its number of syllables (lanky2 = 2 syllables).

In other languages

Français
fluet
Deutsch
zart