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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

lank, spare
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

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

pudgy, roly-poly, squat, stubby

paunchy, potbellied

flabby, soft

full, hippy, round
Antonyms of slim

chubby, corpulent, fat, 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, 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
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

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

little, tiny
Near Antonyms of slim

great, large

distinct, significant

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

good

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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