Synonyms for wiry

Most common

lean · hairy · strapping · stringy · wirelike

All synonyms

Adjective

Definitions

1. adj. 1

   Resembling wire.

   My hair was very wiry in my teens.

Example sentences

• lean Be careful not to lean too far out of your window.
• hairy Dan once got bitten by one of his big hairy spiders.
• strapping Tom is a strapping young man.

Popularity over time

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

By length

4 letters

lean¹

5 letters

hairy²

7 letters

stringy²

8 letters

wirelike

9 letters

strapping²

The small number after each word is its number of syllables (hairy² = 2 syllables).