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slim

adjective

Synonyms and Antonyms of slim

1 being of less than usual width

a slim volume of poetry

Synonyms of slim

fine, hairline, narrow, needlelike, paper-thin, skinny, slender, slim-jim, thin, ultrathin

Words Related to slim

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

Near Antonyms of slim

chunky, squat, stocky, stumpy, thick, thickset

bulky, massive, voluminous

thickish, widish

Antonyms of slim

broad, fat, wide

2 having a noticeably small amount of body fat

the pressure on ballet dancers to remain gracefully slim

Synonyms of slim

bony (also boney), fatless, lean, lithe, skinny, slender, spare, svelte, thin

Words Related to slim

clean-limbed, trim

sylphlike, willowy

angular, rawboned, scraggy, scrawny, sinewy, wiry

lank, lanky, rangy, reedy, spindling, spindly, stringy, twiggy, waspish, weedy

anorectic (also anoretic), anorexic, cadaverous, emaciated, gaunt, haggard, pinched, skeletal, wasted, wizened

meager (or meagre), puny, slight

Near Antonyms of slim

beefy, bulky, chunky, fleshy, heavy, heavyset, stocky, stout, thick, thickset, weighty

brawny, burly, husky

dumpy, pudgy, roly-poly, squat, stubby

paunchy, potbellied

buxom, zaftig (also zoftig)

full, hippy, round

Antonyms of slim

chubby, corpulent, fat, gross, obese, overweight, plump, portly, rotund, tubby

3 less plentiful than what is normal, necessary, or desirable

slim pickings at the garage sale

Synonyms of slim

exiguous, hand-to-mouth, light, meager (or meagre), niggardly, poor, scant, scanty, scarce, skimp, skimpy, slender, spare, sparing, sparse, stingy

Words Related to slim

deficient, inadequate, insufficient, lacking, short, wanting

bare, bare-bones

least, littlest, lowest, mere, minimal, slightest

slight, small, thin

barren, infertile, sterile, unfruitful, unproductive

Phrases Synonymous with slim

thin on the ground

Near Antonyms of slim

adequate, enough, satisfactory, sufficient, tolerable

fat, fecund, fertile, fruitful, prolific, rich

lavish, luxuriant

blooming, bursting, flourishing, proliferative, swarming, teeming, thriving

excess, extra, surplus

Antonyms of slim

abundant, ample, bountiful, copious, generous, liberal, plenteous, plentiful

4 small in degree

a slim chance is still better than none

Synonyms of slim

fragile, frail, negligible, off, outside, remote, slight, small

Words Related to slim

marginal, minimal, minor

Near Antonyms of slim

distinct, significant

considerable, goodly, healthy, largish, respectable, significant, sizable (or sizeable), substantial, tidy

Antonyms of slim

Synonym Discussion of slim

thin, slender, slim, slight, tenuous mean not thick, broad, abundant, or dense. thin implies comparatively little extension between surfaces or in diameter, or it may imply lack of substance, richness, or abundance.

- thin wire
- a thin soup

slender implies leanness or spareness often with grace and good proportion.

- the slender legs of a Sheraton chair

slim applies to slenderness that suggests fragility or scantiness.

- a slim volume of poetry
- a slim chance

slight implies smallness as well as thinness.

- a slight build

tenuous implies extreme thinness, sheerness, or lack of substance and firmness.

- a tenuous thread

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