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
• rawboned
• trim
• wiry
• scrawny
• gracile
• sinewy
• slim
• skeletal
• 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

Capturing the angular yet flowing form requires the right perspective and lighting. — Michael Van Runkle, Robb Report, 21 Sep. 2026

The look is crisp, angular, and metallic, with lots of straight lines and slender silhouettes, and sits in pleasing contrast alongside luscious velvet and scratchy linen, rough stone, warm terracotta, or grainy timber. — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 11 Sep. 2026

Above the blade, a Long Spine Swedge carries the angular geometry toward the tip. — New Atlas, 3 Sep. 2026

In the upper level‘s murals gallery, the roof’s steep, angular geometry can’t be suppressed, forcing the lighting grid to skew into a kind of mechanical sky — a unique spatial experience itself. — Los Angeles Times, 2 Sep. 2026