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CADAVEROUS Synonyms

There are 16 synonyms of the word cadaverous. (exact relations)
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emaciated
adjectiveadj
adjective satellite

• very thin especially from disease or hunger or cold

gaunt
adjectiveadj
adjective satellite

• very thin especially from disease or hunger or cold

haggard
adjectiveadj
noun

• British writer noted for romantic adventure novels (1856-1925)

adjective satellite

• showing the wearing effects of overwork or care or suffering

• very thin especially from disease or hunger or cold

skeletal
adjectiveadj
adjective

• of or relating to or forming or attached to a skeleton

adjective satellite

• very thin especially from disease or hunger or cold

wasted
verb, adjectivev, adj
adjective

• (of an organ or body part) diminished in size or strength as a result of disease or injury or lack of use

adjective satellite

• serving no useful purpose; having no excuse for being

• not used to good advantage

• very thin especially from disease or hunger or cold

bloodless
noun, adjectiven, adj
adjective

• free from blood or bloodshed

adjective satellite

• destitute of blood or apparently so

• without vigor or zest or energy

• devoid of human emotion or feeling

• anemic looking from illness or emotion

bony
adjectiveadj
adjective

• composed of or containing bone

• having bones especially many or prominent bones

adjective satellite

• being very thin

deathlike
adverb, adjectiveadv, adj
adjective satellite

• having the physical appearance of death

ghastly
adjectiveadj
adjective satellite

• shockingly repellent; inspiring horror

• gruesomely indicative of death or the dead

lifeless
adjectiveadj
adjective satellite

• deprived of life; no longer living

• destitute or having been emptied of life or living beings

• lacking animation or excitement or activity

• not having the capacity to support life

pallid
adjectiveadj
adjective satellite

• abnormally deficient in color as suggesting physical or emotional distress

• (of light) lacking in intensity or brightness; dim or feeble

• lacking in vitality or interest or effectiveness

scrawny
adjectiveadj
adjective satellite

• being very thin

• inferior in size or quality

thin
adjectiveadj
adjective

• of relatively small extent from one surface to the opposite or in cross section

• lacking excess flesh

• relatively thin in consistency or low in density; not viscous

• (of sound) lacking resonance or volume

adverb

• without viscosity

adjective satellite

• very narrow

• not dense

• lacking spirit or sincere effort

• lacking substance or significance

verb

• lose thickness; become thin or thinner

• make thin or thinner

• lessen the strength or flavor of a solution or mixture

• take off weight

wan
adverb, nounadv, n
noun

• a computer network that spans a wider area than does a local area network

adjective satellite

• (of light) lacking in intensity or brightness; dim or feeble

• abnormally deficient in color as suggesting physical or emotional distress

• lacking vitality as from weariness or illness or unhappiness

verb

• become pale and sickly

cadaveric
adjectiveadj
adjective

• of or relating to a cadaver or corpse

pinched
verbv
adjective satellite

• sounding as if the nose were pinched

• very thin especially from disease or hunger or cold

• not having enough money to pay for necessities

• as if squeezed uncomfortably tight

Alternatives for EMACIATED

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