skinnier

Less fleshy comparatively

Skinnier is the comparative form of skinny, meaning thinner or more slender than something else: She's even skinnier than her sister.

The word often carries a slight negative connotation, suggesting someone is too thin rather than healthily slim.

gaunt

emaciated

Abnormally wasted from hunger

bony · starved · pinched · drawn · frail · shriveled · famished · cadaverous · pallid · wan

slender

svelte

Gracefully slender

petite · graceful · lissome · delicate · sylphlike · slight · dainty · elfin · wispy · reedy

lean

athletic

Physically strong and active

  • tonedMuscularly firm and defined
  • muscularHaving well-developed sinews
  • fitProper or healthy

wiry · sinewy · taut · defined · sculpted · hardy · sturdy · lithe · agile · trim

tapered

narrower

Decreased in width

sleeker · compressed · contracted · attenuated · pared-down · reduced · whittled · narrowing

Opposites
body mass/weight

skinnierfatter

More overweight

thicker · wider · heavier · plumper · chubbier

Phrases
Family

skinning, skinniest

Familiarity
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Profile
Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G