Synonyms for underweight
ˈʌn dərˈweɪt; ˈʌn dərˌweɪtun·der·weight

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1. underweightverb

   Of an inappropriately or unusually low weight.

   Antonyms:
   overweight

2. underweightadjective

   Not too heavy for an intended purpose.

   Antonyms:
   overweight

3. underweightadjective

   Antonyms:
   overweight

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1. scraggy, boney, scrawny, skinny, underweight, weedyadjective

   being very thin

   "a child with skinny freckled legs"; "a long scrawny neck"

   Synonyms:
   cheeseparing, stunted, tightly fitting, weedy, skinny, tight fitting, tight-fitting, penny-pinching, boney, tightfitting, scrubby, scraggy, jagged, close, near, bony, scrawny, jaggy

   Antonyms:
   fat

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1. List of paraphrases for "underweight":

   weight

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1. Fabrice Theveneau:

   The UK was more or less ticking all of the negative boxes which is why so many fund managers were underweight, now it is progressively changing.

2. Amy Kimberlain:

   The kids that were underweight both in vegetarian and non-vegetarian( groups) were similar and were younger in age and of Asian descent.

3. Robert McWhirter:

   It's an oversold bounce, i'm significantly underweight energy-related stocks. It's a high-risk trade, in my view.

4. Mihir Worah:

   This means we expect to have an underweight to global rates over the cyclical horizon relative to what a well-diversified portfolio would normally have.

5. Mathieu Negre:

   Structurally it will be underweight the biggest countries and overweight the smallest countries. Over time this should deliver lower volatility versus the benchmark, thanks to better diversification.