Antonyms for slender
ˈslɛn dərslen·der

English Synonyms and AntonymsRate these synonyms:0.0 / 0 votes

1. slender

   Fine (Latin finis, end) denotes that which has been brought to a full end, finished. From this root-sense many derived meanings branch out, causing words quite remote from each other to be alike synonyms of fine. That which is truly finished, brought to an ideal end, is excellent of its kind, and beautiful, if a thing that admits of beauty; as, a fine house, fine trees, a fine woman, a fine morning; if a thing that admits of the removal of impurities, it is not finished till these are removed, and hence fine signifies clarified, clear, pure, refined; as, fine gold. That which is finished is apt to be polished, smooth to the touch, minutely exact in outline; hence fine comes to be a synonym for all words like dainty, delicate, exquisite; as, fine manners, a fine touch, fine perceptions. As that which is delicate is apt to be small, by an easy extension of meaning fine becomes a synonym for slender, slight, minute, comminuted; as, a fine thread, fine sand; or for filmy, tenuous, thin; as, a fine lace, fine wire; and as a thin edge is keen, sharp, fine becomes also a synonym for these words; as, a fine point, a fine edge. Compare BEAUTIFUL; MINUTE.

   Antonyms:
   big, blunt, clumsy, coarse, great, heavy, huge, immense, large, rude, stout, thick

   Synonyms:
   beautiful, clarified, clear, comminuted, dainty, delicate, elegant, excellent, exquisite, fine, gauzy, handsome, keen, minute, nice, polished, pure, refined, sensitive, sharp, slight, small, smooth, splendid, subtile, subtle, tenuous, thin

Complete Dictionary of Synonyms and AntonymsRate these synonyms:3.0 / 2 votes

1. slender

   Antonyms:
   stout, thick, broad, robust, massive, considerable, ample, deep

   Synonyms:
   thin, narrow, slight, slim, small, trivial, spare, inadequate, fragile, feeble, flimsy, meagre, inconsiderable, superficial

Princeton's WordNetRate these antonyms:3.0 / 1 vote

1. slender, slight, slim, svelteadjective

   being of delicate or slender build

   "she was slender as a willow shoot is slender"- Frank Norris; "a slim girl with straight blonde hair"; "watched her slight figure cross the street"

   Antonyms:
   fat, awkward, broad, big, large, wide, thick

   Synonyms:
   flimsy, lissome, urbane, lithesome, sylphlike, lissom, tenuous, polished, thin, slight, svelte, slim, little(a), refined, supple, lithe, fragile

2. slender, thinadjective

   very narrow

   "a thin line across the page"

   Antonyms:
   awkward, big, broad, thick, fat, large, wide

   Synonyms:
   sparse, lithesome, slight, flimsy, lissom, tenuous, sylphlike, lithe, supple, lean, thin, fragile, slim, svelte, lissome

3. slenderadjective

   having little width in proportion to the length or height

   "a slender pole"

   Antonyms:
   big, awkward, large, wide, thick, fat, broad

   Synonyms:
   lithesome, slight, lissom, sylphlike, lithe, supple, thin, slim, svelte, lissome

4. slender, slimadjective

   small in quantity

   "slender wages"; "a slim chance of winning"; "a small surplus"

   Antonyms:
   fat, large, thick, broad, big, wide, awkward

   Synonyms:
   lithesome, slight, lissom, sylphlike, lithe, supple, thin, slim, svelte, lissome

5. lissome, lissom, lithe, lithesome, slender, supple, svelte, sylphlikeadjective

   moving and bending with ease

   Antonyms:
   broad, awkward, big, fat, large, wide, thick

   Synonyms:
   refined, svelte, supple, lithesome, lissom, limber, slight, polished, lithe, urbane, thin, slim, sylphlike, lissome

Synonyms, Antonyms & Associated WordsRate these synonyms:0.0 / 0 votes

1. slenderadjective

   Synonyms:
   slim, slight, thin, spare, lank, spindling, delicate, feeble, fragile, frail, tenuous, trivial, inconsiderable, abstemious, frugal, spare, plain

How to use slender in a sentence?

1. Johanna Rode-Margono:

   Javan warty pigs are of a similar body size to European wild boar but are a bit more slender and have longer heads, males have three pairs of enormous warts on their faces. It is these characteristics that have led to them being affectionately labelled as ‘the world’s ugliest pig’ but, certainly to us and our researchers, they are rather beautiful and impressive.

2. C. G. Jung:

   Great talents are the most lovely and often the most dangerous fruits on the tree of humanity. They hang upon the most slender twigs that are easily snapped off.

3. Cindy Howells:

   This dinosaur was very small, it was an agile, meat eating creature with sharp teeth, sharp claws, able to move swiftly and grab its prey. We don't quite know what it would have eaten, but possibly small reptiles, small mammals, and possibly other dinosaurs as well. It was a bit like a medium sized dog, very slender, very long-tailed to help it balance as it moved.

4. Seungsoo Hahn:

   Avogadro talked to me about a mysterious number. The number takes us to a wonderland, where a tubby atom looks like a slender one, molecules are dancing at all times, and ions with extra electrons show off their body.

5. Seth Cropsey:

   They're walking a very slender path, and on either side of the precipice, they're walking a ridge with steep sides and the ridge is getting narrower. And as the war continues, it will become like a razor.

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