Synonyms for slim
- adjective
Synonyms by meaning
Adjective
1. Slender — slender; thin. Slender in an attractive way
slender, svelte, lean, little, willowy, lithe, lanky informal, lank, meager US CA, meagre UK, gracile, puny, spare, lissome US, lissom UK, lithesome, sylphlike, slight dated, gaunt dated, slinky dated UK
2. Poor — bad, of questionable quality; not strongly built, flimsy
poor, short, frail, delicate, weak, flimsy, mean, paltry, tenuous, chintzy, lousy, shoddy, small dated
4. Marginal — very small, tiny
Definitions
- adj. 1
Slender; thin. Slender in an attractive way.
Movie stars are usually slim, attractive, and young.
- adj. 2
Slender; thin. Long and narrow.
- adj. 3
Very small, tiny.
I'm afraid your chances are quite slim.
- adj. 4
Bad, of questionable quality; not strongly built, flimsy.
Related words
- Word family
- slimline slimly
- Phrases
- slim down slim jim slim client
Example sentences
- lean Be careful not to lean too far out of your window.
- slender Her sister Joanna was bright and slender as a lily.
- svelte Mary is svelte and fleet of foot.
- frail Don't embrace me in such a manner. I'm so frail!
- flimsy The flimsy cordon failed to keep back the protestors.
By length
- 3 letters
- sly1
- 4 letters
- mean1, fine1, poor1, weak1, thin1, lean1, puny2, wily2, lank1
- 5 letters
- small1, short1, spare1, agile2, frail1, lousy2, gaunt1, lanky2, lithe1, frood
- 6 letters
- little2, narrow2, slight1, subtle2, flimsy2, meager2, shoddy2, meagre, paltry2, slinky2, svelte1, stalky2, lissom
- 7 letters
- slender2, cunning2, tenuous3, willowy3, chintzy2, gracile2, lissome, virgate
- 8 letters
- delicate3, marginal3
- 9 letters
- attenuate4, lithesome, sylphlike, sticklike
- 13 letters
- infinitesimal6
The small number after each word is its number of syllables (puny2 = 2 syllables).