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skinny
Synonyms and Antonyms of skinny
- the tree swing was supported only by a couple of skinny branches
fine, hairline, narrow, needlelike, paper-thin, slender, slim, slim-jim, thin, ultrathin
attenuate, attenuated, elongate (or elongated), linear
bottleneck, close, compressed, condensed, constricted, contracted, squeezed, tight, tightened
lanky, rangy, reedy, shoestring, spindly, stalky, stringy, twiggy, willowy, wispy
- her grandmother was always insisting that she was too skinny and never tired of trying to force more food on her
Synonym Discussion of skinny
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- a lean racehorse
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- the gymnast's spare figure
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- the lank legs of the heron
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- a lanky youth, all arms and legs
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- a prisoner's gaunt face
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- a rawboned farmer
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- a scrawny chicken
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- skinny street urchins
skinny
Synonyms and Antonyms of skinny
- a TV show that offers all the skinny on Tinseltown and the stars that light it up
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