Synonyms for skinny
ˈskɪn iskin·ny

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1. skinnyadjective

   confidential information about a topic or person

   "he wanted the inside skinny on the new partner"

   Antonyms:
   loose, generous, fat

2. scraggy, boney, scrawny, skinny, underweight, weedyadjective

   being very thin

   "a child with skinny freckled legs"; "a long scrawny neck"

   Synonyms:
   cheeseparing, stunted, tightly fitting, weedy, tight fitting, tight-fitting, penny-pinching, boney, tightfitting, underweight, scrubby, scraggy, jagged, close, near, bony, scrawny, jaggy

   Antonyms:
   loose, fat, generous

3. skinnyadjective

   of or relating to or resembling skin

   Synonyms:
   penny-pinching, tightly fitting, cheeseparing, tightfitting, boney, tight fitting, underweight, scraggy, scrawny, near, tight-fitting, weedy, close

   Antonyms:
   generous, fat, loose

4. tight-fitting, tightfitting, tight fitting, tightly fitting, skinnyadjective

   fitting snugly

   "a tightly-fitting cover"; "tight-fitting clothes"

   Synonyms:
   penny-pinching, tightly fitting, cheeseparing, tightfitting, boney, tight fitting, underweight, scraggy, scrawny, near, tight-fitting, weedy, close

   Antonyms:
   loose, fat, generous

5. cheeseparing, close, near, penny-pinching, skinnyadjective

   giving or spending with reluctance

   "our cheeseparing administration"; "very close (or near) with his money"; "a penny-pinching miserly old man"

   Synonyms:
   scraggy, near(a), boney, tightlipped, cheeseparing, weedy, snug, penny-pinching, stuffy, faithful, tight-fitting, airless, nigh, tightfitting, close-fitting, underweight, close, good, tightly fitting, tight, approximate, confining, closemouthed, near, tight fitting, nigh(a), unaired, secretive, dear, scrawny, closelipped

   Antonyms:
   generous, fat, loose

Editors ContributionRate these synonyms:0.0 / 0 votes

1. blubber

   Submitted by rinat on August 20, 2019  

2. spinky

   spine, without muscles.

   what a spinky kid. hope he doesn’t get blown away or knocked over.

   Submitted by anonymous on February 16, 2020  

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1. skinnyadjective

   Synonyms:
   lean, poor, thin, lank, shrunk, emaciated, shrivelled, fallen away

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1. skinnyadjective

   Synonyms:
   emaciated, gaunt, rawboned, poor

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1. List of paraphrases for "skinny":

   lean, thin, delgado, meagre, scrawny, meager, slim

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1. Melissa Anderson with K-9 Angels:

   Skinny Vinnie hops over to the driver's seat, sticks Skinny Vinnie head out the window and waits for the order, skinny Vinnie is always disappointed when the coffee arrives, but Skinny Vinnie never gives up hope.

2. Andrea Beckert:

   When we found him abandoned in an empty lot he was so skinny and ravaged by ticks that we called him Costela.

3. Kelly Clarkson:

   I don't obsess about my weight, which is probably one of the reasons why other people have such a problem with it, there are just some people who are born skinny and with a great metabolism – that is not me. I wish I had a better metabolism.

4. Jeff Edwards:

   Failing to secure an indictment when a police officer shoots and kills an unarmed, skinny, naked teenager, who the officer outweighed by over 100 pounds, is a failure of will by the district attorney, and calls in to question the entire grand jury process in cases involving police misconduct.

5. Kevin Miller:

   A skinny kid from the middle of Michigan was able to work at something and represent the country a couple of times and make a career out of hockey, my situation goes to show with some dedication, you can set your sights and you can accomplish something. If (young players) have looked to me as inspiring, that makes me feel good. If they could take a moment where I was on the ice and use it to build something for themselves, that makes me feel really good.