Synonyms for slender

Adjective

1. slender, slight, slim, thin (vs. fat), lean
usage: being of delicate or slender build; "she was slender as a willow shoot is slender"- Frank Norris; "a slim girl with straight blonde hair"; "watched her slight figure cross the street"
2. slender, thin, narrow (vs. wide)
usage: very narrow; "a thin line across the page"
3. slender, thin (vs. thick)
usage: having little width in proportion to the length or height; "a slender pole"
4. slender, slim, small (vs. large), little (vs. big)
usage: small in quantity; "slender wages"; "a slim chance of winning"; "a small surplus"
5. lissome, lissom, lithe, lithesome, slender, supple, svelte, sylphlike, graceful (vs. awkward)
usage: gracefully slender; moving and bending with ease
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