Thin Synonyms

122 thin synonyms include narrow, fine, pencil-thin, threadlike, attenuated, attenuate, wafer-thin, paper-thin, papery, and lightweight. Thin is an adjective, and its antonyms are thick and broad. Here are some additional synonyms for "thin" with example sentences.

Another word for Thin

122 other ways to say thin.

1. narrow

  • wafer-thin  
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  • threadlike  
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  • pencil-thin  
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  • papery  
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  • paper-thin  
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  • narrow
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  • fine
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  • attenuated  
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  • attenuate  
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2. lightweight

  • transparent
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  • translucent  
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  • sheer  
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  • see-through  
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  • lightweight  
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  • light
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  • insubstantial  
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  • gossamer  
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  • gauzy  
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  • gauze-like  
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  • floaty  
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  • flimsy  
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  • fine
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  • filmy  
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  • diaphanous  
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  • delicate
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  • chiffony  
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3. slim

  • willowy  
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  • weedy  
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  • wasted  
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  • underweight  
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  • undernourished  
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  • underfed  
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  • sylphlike  
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  • svelte  
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  • stringy  
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  • sticklike  
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  • starveling  
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  • spindly  
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  • spindle-shanked  
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  • spare  
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  • slim  
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  • slight  
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  • slender  
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  • skinny  
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  • skin-and-bones  
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  • skeletal  
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  • size-zero  
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  • scrawny  
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  • scraggy  
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  • reedy  
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  • raw-boned  
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  • rangy  
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  • pinched  
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  • macilent  
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  • like a skeleton  
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  • like a matchstick  
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  • lean  
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  • lanky  
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  • hollow-cheeked  
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  • gracile  
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  • gaunt  
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  • gangly  
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  • gangling  
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  • emaciated  
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  • cadaverous  
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  • bony  
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  • as thin as a reed  
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  • as thin as a rake  
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  • angular  
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4. sparse

5. watery

  • weak
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  • watery  
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  • watered down  
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  • thinned down  
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  • sloppy
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  • slap  
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  • runny  
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  • diluted  
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  • dilute  
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6. insubstantial

7. weak

8. decrease

  • trim  
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  • scatter  
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  • prune  
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  • lessen  
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  • dwindle  
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  • dissipate  
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  • disperse  
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  • diminish  
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  • decrease  
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  • cut back  
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  • become less in number  
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  • become less dense/numerous  
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Use thin in a Sentence

A thin stream of water trickled down.

He wore a thin jacket in the cold.

She has thin, delicate fingers.

The soup was too thin to enjoy.