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

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

At the time, Interpol was constantly dodging comparisons to Joy Division with their angular guitar stabs and Paul Banks’ distinct baritone that reminded some of Ian Curtis. — David Harris, SPIN, 31 Aug. 2026

The Mercyenforcer’s face is angular and wind‑burnt, jaw square and unshaven beneath a steel half mask hooked over his mouth. — Carly Tagen-Dye, PEOPLE, 25 Aug. 2026