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Synonyms, Thesaurus & Antonyms of 'lean' Princeton's WordNet 

1. (adj) tilt, list, inclination, lean, leaning
the property possessed by a line or surface that departs from the vertical
Synonyms: rock, disceptation, lean, list, magnetic dip, careen, magnetic inclination, angle of dip, sway, leaning, contention, tilt, argument, joust, inclination, controversy, inclination of an orbit, disputation, propensity, contestation, arguing, disposition, tendency, inclining, angle of inclination, proclivity, dip, listing
Antonyms: profitable, sufficient, rich

2. (adj) thin, lean
lacking excess flesh
Synonyms: slender, sparse, slight, tenuous, fragile, lean, thin, flimsy, skimpy
Antonyms: rich, sufficient, profitable

3. (adj) lean
lacking in mineral content or combustible material
Synonyms: skimpy, thin
Antonyms: rich, profitable, sufficient

4. (adj) lean, skimpy
containing little excess
Synonyms: skimpy, thin, lean
Antonyms: sufficient, rich, profitable

5. (verb) lean
not profitable or prosperous
Synonyms: skimpy, thin
Antonyms: rich, sufficient, profitable

6. (verb) lean, tilt, tip, slant, angle
to incline or bend from a vertical position
Synonyms: pitch, topple, run, be given, lean, list, careen, fish, wobble, tiptoe, tip, tip off, fee, tap, shift, tilt, tippytoe, bung, cant over, tumble, incline, cant, angle, slant, weight, tend
Antonyms: sufficient, rich, profitable

7. (verb) lean
cause to lean or incline
Synonyms: slant, run, list, angle, tend, be given, incline, tip, tilt
Antonyms: sufficient, rich, profitable

8. (verb) tend, be given, lean, incline, run
have a tendency or disposition to do or be something; be inclined
Synonyms: course, operate, list, hunt, fly the coop, work, scat, move, turn tail, range, run, tilt, function, lead, lam, flow, melt down, track down, break away, head for the hills, extend, hunt down, endure, bunk, take to the woods, consort, execute, feed, prevail, bleed, carry, scarper, go, unravel, lean, play, die hard, race, pass, pitch, escape, dispose, black market, persist, incline, ladder, draw, hightail it, be given, slope, campaign, angle, tend, run away, ply, guide, melt, tip, slant, run for
Antonyms: profitable, rich, sufficient

9. (verb) lean
rely on for support
Synonyms: slant, run, list, angle, tend, be given, incline, tip, tilt
Antonyms: rich, sufficient, profitable

10. (verb) list, lean
cause to lean to the side
Synonyms: slant, run, list, heel, incline, name, tend, lean, number, angle, tip, be given, tilt
Antonyms: rich, sufficient, profitable


Synonyms, Thesaurus & Antonyms of 'lean' English Synonyms and Antonyms 

1. lean
To tilt or tip is to throw out of a horizontal position by raising one side or end or lowering the other; the words are closely similar, but tilt suggests more of fluctuation or instability. S
Synonyms: tip, cant, dip, incline, list, slope, careen, heel over, lean, slant, tilt


'lean' - Nearby Entries  

lean back  leander  leaner  lean  leaning  leaning tower  leaning tower of pisa  



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