Synonyms and antonyms of Thin in an unattractive or unhealthy way in British Thesaurus

thin (adjective)

someone who is thin has very little fat on their body

skinny (adjective)

informal very thin, in a way that is not attractive. Someone who is thin in an attractive way is slender or slim

underweight (adjective)

thinner and lighter than normal, especially in a way that is unhealthy

gaunt (adjective)

very thin, usually because you are ill, tired, or worried

scrawny (adjective)

very thin, in a way that is not attractive or healthy

lanky (adjective)

tall, thin, and not very graceful

emaciated (adjective)

extremely thin because of serious illness or lack of food

anorexic (adjective)

informal extremely thin

gangling (adjective)

very tall and thin, with long arms and legs, and not graceful

be (all) skin and bone(s) ()

to be very thin in a way that is not healthy or attractive

a bag of bones ()

a person or animal that is much too thin

angular (adjective)

an angular part of your body is not covered by much flesh so that you can see the shape of the bones

bony (adjective)

a bony part of the body is so thin that the shape of the bones can be seen

cadaverous (adjective)

formal extremely thin and looking pale and ill

gangly (adjective)

gangling

gawky (adjective)

tall and thin, and moving in a way that does not seem graceful or comfortable

lank (adjective)

a lank person is tall and thin

pinched (adjective)

tired, thin, and ill in appearance

puny (adjective)

a puny person or animal is small, thin, and weak

rangy (adjective)

with long thin legs and arms

scraggy (adjective)

informal very thin, especially so thin that you see the shapes of bones sticking out

skeletal (adjective)

extremely thin

slight (adjective)

thin, not very tall, and not looking very strong

slightly-built (adjective)

someone who is slightly-built is thin, not very tall, and does not look very strong

spectral (adjective)

mainly literary looking like a ghost, for example by being very thin and pale

stringy (adjective)

a stringy person is tall and thin

there isn’t much meat on someone ()

used for saying that someone is too thin

thin (adjective)

a thin part of the body has very little fat on it

weedy (adjective)

informal a weedy person is thin and weak

withered (adjective)

a withered person looks old, thin, and weak, and has a lot of wrinkles on their skin