ANGULAR Synonyms: 134 Similar and Opposite Words

angular

adjective

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.

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as in jagged

having one or more angles In the fading light, the rooftops formed angular silhouettes against the sky.

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Recent Examples of angular Rooms are done in rich fabrics in warm earth tones and dressed up with elements of local design, such as reproductions of Pavel Janak’s angular Cubist timber chairs and elegant chaise longues from designer Adolf Loos. —

Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 25 May 2026 The Ti7’s look may recall the Defender’s angular visage but that doesn’t mean it should be mistaken for a mere dupe. —

Bryan Hood, Robb Report, 19 May 2026 Perhaps some will find this gentleness frustrating, and interpret it as an apologia for a complacency inappropriate to our angry, angular, activist times. —

Jessica Kiang, Variety, 15 May 2026 Rather, builders depend on the sharp, angular grains found in riverbeds and alluvial deposits. —

Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 7 May 2026 See All Example Sentences for angular

Recent Examples of Synonyms for angular

Adjective

Then came last year’s The Most Dear and The Future, a slender collection of tracks that straddled a line between pop, ambient, folk, and dance with an air of rustic mysticism that seemed to travel through music circles like gossip bursting from localized containment.

— Jeff Ihaza, Rolling Stone, 2 June 2026
Within a year of his Vitali Daraselia Cup breakthrough, the slender winger made his Dinamo debut.

— Jacob Whitehead, New York Times, 29 May 2026