SLIM-JIM Synonyms: 50 Similar and Opposite Words

slim-jim

adjective

ˈslim-ˈjim

Definition of slim-jim

as in thin

being of less than usual width an author whose published works are limited to one slim-jim volume of poetry

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With a steely disposition, Dikha is seen in the videos standing at the very front of a thin boat, executing a repetitive series of dance moves as a line of rowers propel them through a river.

— Mitchell McCluskey, CNN Money, 24 Aug. 2026
The mountain of seafood comes with a little sidecar of very thin, very crispy potato chips, seemingly for the hell of it, and a bottle of tart, fiery homemade hot sauce.

— Helen Rosner, New Yorker, 23 Aug. 2026

Definition of thin

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Built in 1884 to serve the area’s booming silver mines, the narrow-gauge railroad climbs nearly 600 feet in just two miles, crossing the famous Devil’s Gate High Bridge before reaching the historic mining town of Silver Plume.

— Jocelyn Rowley, Denver Post, 25 Aug. 2026
Those gains in a high-turnout presidential year, combined with the very narrow final margin — after a recount — made the decision simple for Bohannan to sign up a third time.

— ABC News, ABC News, 24 Aug. 2026

Definition of narrow

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Menart’s script does a fine job of building out these jagged women with a sharp eye for the growing pains of flesh-and-bones relationships born from the seed of virtual connection.

— Beatrice Loayza, Variety, 22 Aug. 2026
Synaptic purge To find out how many synapses are lost during QIH, Tanaka’s team implanted tetrodes, bundles of fine electrodes, into the hippocampus of freely moving mice.

— Jacek Krywko, ArsTechnica, 22 Aug. 2026

Definition of fine

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Elordi himself opted to wear Bottega Veneta, sporting a navy, softly pinstriped double-breasted suit with sharp lapels and coordinating tailored pants, a white shirt, and navy skinny tie.

— Anna Cafolla, Vogue, 21 Aug. 2026
Love is blind, love is on the spectrum, love is… suddenly skinny?

— Ethan Shanfeld, Variety, 18 Aug. 2026

Definition of skinny

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