underweight
Below healthy mass
Underweight describes someone or something weighing less than expected or considered healthy.
A doctor may classify a patient as underweight based on body mass index.
Underweight luggage comes in under the airline's limit.
In finance, an underweight position means holding less of an asset than a benchmark suggests: The fund is underweight on tech stocks.
Small in diameter
- skinnyVery thin, underweight
- gauntLean from deprivation
- slenderThin and graceful
- scrawnyUnattractively thin and bony
bony · emaciated · lean · lanky · skeletal · spindly · slight · wispy
Eating disorder, self-starvation
- bulimiaDisorder of bingeing and purging
- cachexiaSevere illness-induced wasting
- emaciationExtreme bodily thinness
- wastingUsing poorly, inefficiently
malnutrition · BMI · body mass index · eating disorder · amenorrhea · osteoporosis · anemia · fatigue
Measures of food energy
- proteinFolded amino chain
- supplementsExtra nutritional intake
- dietitianLicensed food and nutrition expert
- nutritionistFood and health advisor
meal plan · appetite · metabolism · caloric surplus · fortified foods · nutrient-dense · high-calorie · feeding tube
Troubled mental state
- anxietyPersistent apprehensive distress
- alarmUrgent warning signal
- health scareFrightening indication of illness
- pediatricianPhysician for children
growth chart · percentile · monitoring · intervention · screening · assessment · red flag · warning sign
Rated below true worth
- discountedReduced in price
- bearishExpecting market decline
- depreciationAsset value reduction over time
- sell-offRapid mass divestiture
underperformance · devaluation · downgrade · oversold · short position · below par · marked down · underpriced
thin
Small in diameter
scrawny · bony · emaciated · lean · lanky · skeletal · spindly · slight · wispy · hollowed
anorexia
Eating disorder, self-starvation
- bulimiaDisorder of bingeing and purging
- cachexiaSevere illness-induced wasting
- emaciationExtreme bodily thinness
wasting · malnutrition · BMI · body mass index · eating disorder · amenorrhea · osteoporosis · anemia · fatigue · hypoglycemia
calories
Measures of food energy
- proteinFolded amino chain
- supplementsExtra nutritional intake
- dietitianLicensed food and nutrition expert
meal plan · nutritionist · appetite · metabolism · caloric surplus · fortified foods · nutrient-dense · high-calorie · feeding tube · oral supplements
worry
Troubled mental state
- anxietyPersistent apprehensive distress
- alarmUrgent warning signal
- health scareFrightening indication of illness
pediatrician · growth chart · percentile · monitoring · intervention · screening · assessment · red flag · warning sign · evaluation
undervalued
Rated below true worth
- discountedReduced in price
- bearishExpecting market decline
- depreciationAsset value reduction over time
sell-off · underperformance · devaluation · downgrade · oversold · short position · below par · marked down · underpriced · cheap
- body disordersobesity, malnutrition, anorexia, bulimia, cachexia
- body imagebody image, body positivity, body acceptance, body shaming, body shame
- malnutritionmalnutrition, malnourished, undernourished, undernourishment, starvation
- child nutritionbaby food, balanced diet, balanced meals, breakfast, calcium
- appearancestall, short, thin, fat, slim
- body typesectomorph, endomorph, mesomorph, somatotype, athletic build