Synonyms of spindly

spindly

adjective

as in gaunt

being tall, thin and usually loose-jointed

spindly, underfed dogs roamed the poverty-stricken village

Synonyms & Similar Words

• gaunt
• skinny
• lanky
• gangly
• gangling
• thin
• slender
• bony
• rangy
• spindling
• scrawny
• lean
• angular
• wiry
• lank
• spidery
• willowy
• boney
• twiggy
• weedy
• rawboned
• scraggy
• reedy
• stringy
• slim
• waspish
• racy
• spare
• spindle-legged
• spindle-shanked

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• stubby
• stumpy
• stocky
• pudgy
• bulky
• beefy
• chubby
• sturdy
• chunky
• stout
• thickset
• squat
• heavyset
• weighty
• fleshy
• plump
• rotund
• corpulent
• tubby
• portly
• overweight
• fat
• obese
• muscle-bound
• round
• gross
• full
• roly-poly

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• stubby
• stumpy
• stocky
• pudgy
• bulky
• beefy
• chubby
• sturdy
• chunky
• stout
• thickset
• squat
• heavyset
• weighty
• fleshy
• plump
• rotund
• corpulent
• tubby
• portly
• overweight
• fat
• obese
• muscle-bound
• round
• gross
• full
• roly-poly

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