THINS Synonyms: 68 Similar and Opposite Words

thins

verb

present tense third-person singular of thin

as in dilutes

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

Synonyms & Similar Words

Relevance

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

Example Sentences

Examples are automatically compiled from online sources to show current usage. Read More Opinions expressed in the examples do not represent those of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.

Recent Examples of thins The Rangers will need to carry Baumler on the major league roster for the entire season, or send him back to the Baltimore Orioles, which thins some of their flexibility. —

Shawn McFarland, Dallas Morning News, 16 Mar. 2026 And over time, the barrage will likely become less effective and more deadly to civilians – as the target list thins out and the items the Americans and Israelis need to hit become more enmeshed in civilian life. —

Nick Paton Walsh, CNN Money, 12 Mar. 2026 Anyone who's on an anticoagulant, anything that thins your blood or prevents you from having a blood clot, should talk with a pharmacist or healthcare provider first to double-check which supplements interact with those types of medications. —

Stephanie Brown, Verywell Health, 10 Mar. 2026 When that experience fades, meaning thins out. —

Big Think, 2 Mar. 2026 Cut overgrown stems back to a branch or stem rather than shearing the shrub, which thins out the interior. —

Brandee Gruener, Southern Living, 25 Feb. 2026 Civic life thins out because exhaustion replaces engagement. —

Christopher Bellingham, The Orlando Sentinel, 6 Feb. 2026 Just an hour later, the traffic thins and the road dissolves into the Agafay Desert. —

Fergus Scholes, TheWeek, 30 Jan. 2026 Meetings stay calm, but the substance thins. —

Benjamin Laker, Forbes.com, 26 Jan. 2026

Recent Examples of Synonyms for thins

Verb

Now, Perez said branches are leaving the union because of high turnover in retail banking, which dilutes the original union-supporting staff and allows the company to re-educate new hires with anti-union talking points.

— Chase Jordan April 2, Charlotte Observer, 2 Apr. 2026
But as the Universe keeps on expanding, the spatial curvature still dilutes, the same way that a small Pringles chip has a greater amount of curvature than a large horse’s saddle.

— Big Think, Big Think, 27 Mar. 2026