Synonyms of angular

angular

adjective

1

as in slender

having a noticeably small amount of body fat such that the bones are prominent in appearance

Her angular face emphasized her high cheekbones and strong jawline.

Related Words

• slender
• bony
• thin
• lean
• skinny
• gaunt
• trim
• rawboned
• wiry
• scrawny
• gracile
• slim
• skeletal
• sinewy
• svelte
• scraggy
• lithe
• haggard
• lanky
• willowy
• spindly
• stringy
• weedy
• reedy
• fatless
• rangy
• waspish
• spare
• twiggy
• lank
• sylphlike
• clean-limbed
• gangling
• anorexic
• cadaverous
• puny
• wizened
• anorectic
• spindling
• emaciated
• meager
• slight
• pinched
• gangly
• spindle-legged
• spindle-shanked
• wasted

Dissimilar Words

• fleshy
• thick
• heavy
• bulky
• chunky
• stocky
• beefy
• weighty
• stout
• thickset
• brawny
• burly
• heavyset
• stubby
• husky
• pudgy
• dumpy
• squat
• soft
• flabby
• paunchy
• potbellied
• full
• round
• buxom
• gross
• fat
• rotund
• corpulent
• hippy
• roly-poly
• chubby
• plump
• overweight
• obese
• portly
• tubby
• zaftig

2

as in jagged

having one or more angles

In the fading light, the rooftops formed angular silhouettes against the sky.

Related Words

• jagged
• sharp
• barbed
• ragged
• pointy
• spiky
• needlelike
• irregular
• pointed
• tipped
• spiny
• spired
• peaked
• spikelike
• bladelike
• knifelike
• spiked
• craggy
• pronged
• scraggly
• broken
• serrated
• scraggy
• rugged
• serrate
• nonuniform
• roughened
• harsh
• coarse
• bumpy
• saw-toothed
• rough

Dissimilar Words

• regular
• uniform
• dull
• rounded
• flat
• level
• smooth
• soft
• clean
• blunt
• plane
• flush
• even
• unbroken

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of angular

Another standout is the indoor pool, where angular columns and hexagonal floor tiles lend a sculptural quality to the space, which also incorporates a spa and massage suite. — Tori Latham, Robb Report, 11 June 2026

At the track’s apex Korten explodes in and out of dissonant broken chords against Mark Shim’s angular saxophone lines, an unexpected development that sneaks up on you thanks to Sorey’s sticky, slowly evolving drumming. — Rae-Aila Crumble, Pitchfork, 25 June 2026

That is, the wind rotates by –360 degrees in the Arctic Circle and by 360 degrees in the Antarctic Circle, and this makes an angular difference of 720 degrees. — Manon Bischoff, Scientific American, 9 June 2026

Where most e-motorcycles lean heavily into futuristic bodywork, angular plastics, and spaceship aesthetics, FTN Motion has gone in the opposite direction. — Utkarsh Sood june 27, New Atlas, 27 June 2026