Definitions

skinny

[skin-ee] / ˈskɪn i /

ADJECTIVE

very thin

Synonyms

STRONGEST

angular bony gaunt lanky scrawny slender

STRONG

lean spare

WEAK

emaciated lank like a rail malnourished rawboned scraggy skeletal skin-and-bone twiggy undernourished underweight

Antonyms

STRONGEST

fat heavy plump thick

WEAK

chubby large overweight

Example Sentences

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England's Ashes coaching staff was too skinny and they got key selection decisions wrong.

From BBC • Mar. 20, 2026

Iowa farmer Lance Lillibridge told AFP that cattle producers have been "living off very skinny margins" for years.

From Barron's • Feb. 15, 2026

The "skinny fat" profile showed a different pattern.

From Science Daily • Jan. 28, 2026

“A skinny, little, frail-looking dude—there was a reason he was a ‘zero-star.’”

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 6, 2026

The trees are skinny, with gnarled branches that twist around one another.

From "Kwame Crashes the Underworld" by Craig Kofi Farmer