ECTOMORPHIC Synonyms: 70 Similar and Opposite Words

ectomorphic

adjective

Definition of ectomorphic

as in willowy

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Recent Examples of ectomorphic These include the high-altitude environments in which many Kenyans are born and raised, widespread early exposure to running as a means of transportation, and the long-legged, ectomorphic body type that is common among Kenyans. — Matt Fitzgerald, Outside Online, 27 July 2015

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Adjective

Or gawky characters, all angular bone structures and willowy limbs?

— Max Berlinger, Vogue, 3 July 2026
Joint was comfortable with Williams’s pace, and stronger than her willowy frame suggested.

— Louisa Thomas, New Yorker, 1 July 2026

Definition of willowy

Adjective

Six days after the Yankees' first 15 batters couldn't get a hit off Bennett, the lanky left-hander retired the Angels' first 13 batters before Vaughn Grissom's fifth-inning single.

— ABC News, ABC News, 4 July 2026
Six days after the Yankees’ first 15 batters couldn’t get a hit off Bennett, the lanky left-hander retired the Angels’ first 13 batters before Vaughn Grissom’s fifth-inning single.

— Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 4 July 2026

Definition of lanky

Adjective

Introduced in 1957, the ultra-thin 9P calibre was known for its svelte figure—its slim movement freed up room on the dial, and the Maison began setting those dials with hardstone and gems across a wide spectrum of colors.

— Taylor Stoddard, Robb Report, 16 June 2026
With a smaller footprint, lower profile, and improved engineering, the R2 sheds around a ton of weight (quite literally, though depending on R1 spec) down to a relatively svelte 4,998 pounds (2,267 kg) for the dual-motor variants.

— ArsTechnica, ArsTechnica, 9 June 2026

Definition of svelte

Adjective

His register has the ability to do justice to Mercury’s legendary vocals, which were rangy yet specific.

— David John Chávez, Mercury News, 18 June 2026
Wideman, one of our more prolific and fascinating novelists, wrote a rangy memoir of his own court time back in 2003.

— Brittany Allen, Literary Hub, 18 June 2026

Definition of rangy

Adjective

The prosecutor, Johann Frischman, laid out, in a reedy voice, the criminal complaint.

— William Finnegan, New Yorker, 29 June 2026
Among those acolytes is Lucien (Jérémy Gillet), a reedy, repressed young virgin who yearns to be part of the gay community but hasn’t the courage to come out to his domineering mother Christine (Elisabeth Wiener), who also just happens to be the country’s very right-wing health minister.

— Guy Lodge, Variety, 23 May 2026

Definition of reedy

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