Synonyms for tenuous
- delicate
- dubious
- flimsy
- insubstantial
- nebulous
- questionable
- shaky
- sketchy
- aerial
- airy
- attenuate
- attenuated
- doubtful
- ethereal
- fine
- gossamer
- insignificant
- light
- narrow
- rare
- rarefied
- reedy
- slender
- slight
- slim
- subtle
- twiggy
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Antonyms for tenuous
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ethereal
adjective. delicate, heavenly
exiguous
adjective. scanty
faint
adjective. having little effect on senses
- aside
- bated
- bland
- bleached
- blurred
- breathless
- deadened
- deep
- delicate
- dim
- distant
- dull
- dusty
- faded
- faltering
- far-off
- feeble
- gentle
- hazy
- hoarse
- hushed
- ill-defined
- imperceptible
- inaudible
- indistinct
- lenient
- light
- low
- low-pitched
- mild
- moderate
- muffled
- murmuring
- muted
- muttering
- obscure
- out of earshot
- padded
- pale
- piano
- quiet
- remote
- shadowy
- slight
- smooth
- soft
- softened
- soothing
- stifled
- subdued
- tenuous
- thin
- unclear
- vague
- wan
- weak
- whispered
fainter
adjective. having little effect on senses
- aside
- bated
- bland
- bleached
- blurred
- breathless
- deadened
- deep
- delicate
- dim
- distant
- dull
- dusty
- faded
- faltering
- far-off
- feeble
- gentle
- hazy
- hoarse
- hushed
- ill-defined
- imperceptible
- inaudible
- indistinct
- lenient
- light
- low
- low-pitched
- mild
- moderate
- muffled
- murmuring
- muted
- muttering
- obscure
- out of earshot
- padded
- pale
- piano
- quiet
- remote
- shadowy
- slight
- smooth
- soft
- softened
- soothing
- stifled
- subdued
- tenuous
- thin
- unclear
- vague
- wan
- weak
- whispered
Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the
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