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Synonyms for skinny
ˈskɪn iskin·ny

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  1. skinnyadjective

    confidential information about a topic or person

    "he wanted the inside skinny on the new partner"

    Antonyms:
    loose, generous, fat

  2. 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, tight fitting, tight-fitting, penny-pinching, boney, tightfitting, underweight, scrubby, scraggy, jagged, close, near, bony, scrawny, jaggy

    Antonyms:
    loose, fat, generous

  3. skinnyadjective

    of or relating to or resembling skin

    Synonyms:
    penny-pinching, tightly fitting, cheeseparing, tightfitting, boney, tight fitting, underweight, scraggy, scrawny, near, tight-fitting, weedy, close

    Antonyms:
    generous, fat, loose

  4. tight-fitting, tightfitting, tight fitting, tightly fitting, skinnyadjective

    fitting snugly

    "a tightly-fitting cover"; "tight-fitting clothes"

    Synonyms:
    penny-pinching, tightly fitting, cheeseparing, tightfitting, boney, tight fitting, underweight, scraggy, scrawny, near, tight-fitting, weedy, close

    Antonyms:
    loose, fat, generous

  5. cheeseparing, close, near, penny-pinching, skinnyadjective

    giving or spending with reluctance

    "our cheeseparing administration"; "very close (or near) with his money"; "a penny-pinching miserly old man"

    Synonyms:
    scraggy, near(a), boney, tightlipped, cheeseparing, weedy, snug, penny-pinching, stuffy, faithful, tight-fitting, airless, nigh, tightfitting, close-fitting, underweight, close, good, tightly fitting, tight, approximate, confining, closemouthed, near, tight fitting, nigh(a), unaired, secretive, dear, scrawny, closelipped

    Antonyms:
    generous, fat, loose

Editors Contribution0.0 / 0 votes

  1. blubber

    Submitted by rinat on August 20, 2019  
  2. spinky

    spine, without muscles.

    what a spinky kid. hope he doesn’t get blown away or knocked over.

    Submitted by anonymous on February 16, 2020  

Dictionary of English Synonymes0.0 / 0 votes

  1. skinnyadjective

    Synonyms:
    lean, poor, thin, lank, shrunk, emaciated, shrivelled, fallen away

Synonyms, Antonyms & Associated Words0.0 / 0 votes

  1. skinnyadjective

    Synonyms:
    emaciated, gaunt, rawboned, poor

PPDB, the paraphrase database0.0 / 0 votes

  1. List of paraphrases for "skinny":

    lean, thin, delgado, meagre, scrawny, meager, slim

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How to use skinny in a sentence?

  1. Tara Reid:

    I got lipo because even though I was skinny, I wanted — I’m not going to lie — a six pack, i had body contouring, but it all went wrong. My stomach became the most ripply, bulgy thing.

  2. Kevin Miller:

    A skinny kid from the middle of Michigan was able to work at something and represent the country a couple of times and make a career out of hockey, my situation goes to show with some dedication, you can set your sights and you can accomplish something. If (young players) have looked to me as inspiring, that makes me feel good. If they could take a moment where I was on the ice and use it to build something for themselves, that makes me feel really good.

  3. Shalom Ifeanyi:

    I can’t help the way I’m built. I am not trying to argue, I just feel like I have to be flat chested or real skinny in order to post.

  4. Cindy Crawford:

    I was never one of the skinny skinny girls who could eat whatever they wanted, so I certainly exercise and try to eat right, but at the same time, I try to be a good role model for my daughter in terms of just accepting myself … I just trying to lead by example … I don't want her to think that taking care of yourself means depriving yourself and not having fun.

  5. Brian Wansink:

    If you want to be skinny do what skinny people do.


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