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Synonyms & Antonyms of thin
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being of less than usual width
- the thin threads of a cobweb
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- fine,
- hairline,
- narrow,
- needlelike,
- paper-thin,
- skinny,
- slender,
- slim,
- slim-jim,
- ultrathin
Words Related to thin
- attenuate,
- attenuated,
- elongate
- (or elongated),
- linear
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3
not containing very much of some important element
- the evidence for that oddball theory is pretty thin
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thin
verbSynonyms & Antonyms of thin (Entry 2 of 2)
to alter (something) for the worse with the addition of foreign or lower-grade substances
- thinned the cream with milk but didn't tell anyone
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The first known use of thin was before the 12th century
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