Synonyms for underweight

Most common

scrawny · skinny · bony · wasted

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Adjective

Antonyms

overweight, obesity

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Definitions

1. adj. 1

   Of an inappropriately or unusually low weight.

   He's thirty pounds underweight.

Example sentences

• wasted It's a shame the way natural resources are wasted.
• skinny Tom and Mary were very skinny when they were kids.
• scrawny Tom doesn't know the difference between thin and scrawny.
• scraggly He has a scraggly beard and a bum leg.

Popularity over time

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

By length

4 letters

bony²

5 letters

weedy²

6 letters

wasted², skinny²

7 letters

scrawny², scraggy

8 letters

scraggly²

The small number after each word is its number of syllables (bony² = 2 syllables).