REEDLIKE Synonyms: 38 Similar and Opposite Words

reedlike

adjective

Definition of reedlike

as in skinny

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Adjective

Sorry millennials, skinny jeans have taken a back seat lately for baggier styles, and Emily Ratajkowski isn’t the only celeb on board.

— Ali Faccenda, InStyle, 9 Aug. 2026
This peak Millennial era was a mix of hipster and bohemian aesthetic, with skinny jeans, flannel shirts, flowy lace dresses, oversized felt hats, and combat boots or TOMS Shoes (Hey, remember those?

— Jessie Quinn, StyleCaster, 8 Aug. 2026

Definition of skinny

Adjective

These plant pests stimulate the Mexican petunia foliage to grow hairlike portions that form the white patches.

— Tom MacCubbin, The Orlando Sentinel, 1 Aug. 2026
Under a microscope, their hairlike cilia sweep the area outside the cell like wispy brooms, pulling bacteria into their mouths and pushing them around.

— Marlowe Starling, Quanta Magazine, 27 July 2026

Definition of hairlike

Adjective

At a nearby table, a pair of slender metallic arms was folding and refolding a blue T-shirt.

— Evan Osnos, New Yorker, 3 Aug. 2026
In this tall, slender building though, there’s a feel of being tucked away in the eaves of a guesthouse on some cobblestoned European side street, especially after the long and creaky elevator ride.

— Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 1 Aug. 2026

Definition of slender

Adjective

Farinacci often spent days and even weeks scouting potential fire locations, monitoring weather and wildfire data, and planning to set multiple fires to stretch firefighting resources thin, according to detectives.

— Cindy Von Quednow, CNN Money, 10 Aug. 2026
Those moments are sobering reminders of just how thin the margins are for the Phillies rotation, which has been excellent for the most part, though extremely top-heavy.

— Charlotte Varnes, New York Times, 9 Aug. 2026

Definition of thin

Adjective

Totality — when the sun is completely obscured — is only visible within the narrow path of the moon's shadow.

— Daisy Dobrijevic, Space.com, 10 Aug. 2026
The part east of West Broadway that bleeds into the grit of the Financial District, the skyscrapers so tall and the streets so narrow that sunlight doesn’t reach much at all.

— Elise Taylor, Vanity Fair, 10 Aug. 2026

Definition of narrow

Adjective

Meanwhile there are several competitive House races this year that will help decide whether Republicans hold their slim majority or Democrats reclaim the chamber.

— ABC News, ABC News, 4 Aug. 2026
And the book bearing his name is no ancient tome but a slim, spare novel set in an unsettlingly familiar landscape.

— Colin Dwyer, NPR, 4 Aug. 2026

Definition of slim

Adjective

The five-time Pro Bowler had one of his finest statistical seasons last year, allowing only 15 pressures on 491 pass-blocking snaps, according to Pro Football Focus.

— Nicki Jhabvala, New York Times, 9 Aug. 2026
It’s made of premium—think fine-gauge fibers that don’t itch—merino wool, a naturally thermoregulating material.

— Katie Jackson, Travel + Leisure, 8 Aug. 2026

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