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100 Best Synonyms for “Lean”

June 2, 2026

100 Best Synonyms for

No. Item Definition
1. angular thin with sharp lines
2. anorexic-looking appearing dangerously thin
3. ascetic thin from self-denial
4. athletic fit and lean
5. attenuated made thin or slender
6. beanpole very tall, thin person
7. body-hugging fitting closely and slimly
8. bone-thin extremely thin
9. bony having prominent bones
10. cadaverous deathly thin and pale
11. cadgy thin and shabby-looking
12. clean-cut neat and trim-looking
13. close-fitting cut to look slim
14. coltish long-limbed and slim
15. cut well-defined and lean
16. defined showing clear muscle shape
17. delicate light and fine-boned
18. drawn thin and strained-looking
19. elegant stylishly slim
20. elfin small and delicately thin
21. emaciated abnormally thin from weakness
22. featherweight very light and slight
23. fighting fit very fit and trim
24. fine-boned having small, delicate bones
25. fine-featured having delicate thin features
26. fit healthy and trim
27. flat-bellied having a slim stomach
28. fleshless having almost no flesh
29. frail thin and weak-looking
30. gaunt very thin and bony
31. gazelle-like slender and graceful
32. ghostly thin extremely pale and thin
33. graceful slim and elegant-looking
34. gracile slender and graceful
35. haggard thin and worn-looking
36. hard-bodied firm and low in fat
37. hollow-cheeked having sunken cheeks
38. hollow-eyed looking thin and exhausted
39. in shape physically fit and trim
40. lank long and thin
41. lanky tall and thin
42. leggy long-legged and slender
43. light-built slightly built and slim
44. light-framed having a small frame
45. lightweight light and slight
46. lithe thin and flexible
47. long-limbed having slender long limbs
48. meager lacking fullness or flesh
49. meagerly built thinly built
50. narrow not wide; slim
51. narrowly built built slim and slight
52. neat trim and tidy
53. nimble light and lean-moving
54. nipped-in made slim at the waist
55. paper-thin extremely thin
56. peaked pale and thin-looking
57. petite small and slender
58. pin-thin extremely thin
59. pinched thin and strained-looking
60. rail-thin extremely thin
61. rangy tall, slim, and strong
62. rawboned thin with visible bones
63. reedy thin and tall
64. ripped very lean and muscular
65. ropey thin and muscular
66. scraggy thin and bony
67. scrawny unattractively thin
68. shredded extremely lean and muscular
69. sinewy lean and muscular
70. skeletal extremely thin; bone-like
71. skinny very thin
72. sleek smooth and slender
73. slender gracefully thin
74. slight small and thin
75. slim thin in a healthy-looking way
76. slimline having a slim shape
77. spare thin and slight
78. sunken hollow from thinness
79. svelte slim and elegant
80. tapered becoming narrower
81. taut tight and lean-looking
82. tenuous very slight or thin
83. thin having little body fat
84. toned firm and lean-looking
85. trim neatly slim
86. twiggy very thin and slight
87. ultrathin extremely thin
88. underfed thin from too little food
89. undernourished thin from poor nutrition
90. underweight weighing too little
91. waiflike very thin and delicate
92. wasted made thin by illness
93. weedy thin and weak
94. whipcord thin, tough, and strong
95. willowy tall and slender
96. wiry thin but strong
97. wispish very slight and thin
98. wizened thin and shrunken
99. worn looking thin and tired
100. wraithlike ghostly thin and slight
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