slender

[slen-der] / ˈslɛn dər /

ADJECTIVE

thin

Synonyms

STRONGEST

delicate fragile frail lanky lithe meager narrow skinny slight slim svelte wiry wispy

WEAK

abstemious acicular aciculate faint feeble frugal gracile inconsiderable lank lean lissome lithesome little minute outside plain remote scant small spare spindling tenuous trim trivial weak willowy

Antonyms

STRONGEST

big chubby fat firm heavy large liberal strong thick unbreakable wide

WEAK

plump

Example Sentences

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I noticed she was more slender than I thought she’d be, and taller, too.

From Literature

It was slender and moved so easily that she thought it must be Anat.

From Literature

But Memphis edged the second quarter 25-23 and then poured in 36 points in the third quarter to take a slender 82-81 lead into the final frame.

From Barron's

"I looked at my flat, slender belly in the mirror like a dear friend upon whom I was about to close a coffin lid," she later recalled.

From BBC

A tall, slender Riesling magnum is the giraffe of the wine world: striking and exotic.

From The Wall Street Journal

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