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Princeton's WordNet

  1. huffy, thin-skinned, feisty, touchy(adj)

    quick to take offense

    Synonyms:
    mad, delicate, feisty, ticklish, plucky, touchy, huffy, spunky, sore

    Antonyms:
    insensitive

Wiktionary

  1. thin-skinned(adjective)

    Antonyms:
    thick-skinned

  2. thin-skinned(adjective)

    You must handle thin-skinned fruits carefully to avoid bruising them.

    Antonyms:
    thick-skinned

  3. thin-skinned(adjective)

    She's rather thin-skinned when it comes to comments about her work.

    Antonyms:
    thick-skinned

Synonyms, Antonyms & Associated Words

  1. thin-skinned(a)

    Synonyms:
    leptodermic, sensitive, impressible, irritable

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How to say thin-skinned in sign language?

  1. thinskinned

Words popularity by usage frequency

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#12985sore
#45210touchy
#45589feisty
#48122ticklish
#50233spunky
#62710huffy
#78812plucky

How to use thin-skinned in a sentence?

  1. Donald Trump:

    The media is among the worst people I've ever met. And I mean a pretty good percentage is really a terrible group of people. They write lies, they write false stories. They know they're false. It makes no difference. And frankly I don't call it thin skinned -- I'm angry.

  2. Iain Wright:

    You seem extraordinarily thin-skinned to quite courteous questions, as if you don't want to be challenged in any way shape or form.

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