LEANER Synonyms
There are 12 hypernyms of the word leaner. (close relations)
lean
Best Alternative Words for LEANER
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thinner | adjectiveadj | |||||||
noun • a diluting agent | ||||||||
trimmer | nounn | |||||||
noun • a worker who thins out and trims trees and shrubs • a machine that trims timber • capacitor having variable capacitance; used for making fine adjustments • joist that receives the end of a header in floor or roof framing in order to leave an opening for a staircase or chimney etc. | ||||||||
scrawnier | adjectiveadj | |||||||
adjective satellite • being very thin • inferior in size or quality | ||||||||
skimpier | adjectiveadj | |||||||
adjective satellite • containing little excess • (of clothing) revealing the body | ||||||||
skinnier | adjectiveadj | |||||||
adjective • of or relating to or resembling skin noun • confidential information about a topic or person adjective satellite • being very thin • fitting snugly • giving or spending with reluctance | ||||||||
slighter | adjectiveadj | |||||||
adjective • (quantifier used with mass nouns) small in quantity or degree; not much or almost none or (with `a') at least some noun • a deliberate discourteous act (usually as an expression of anger or disapproval) adjective satellite • lacking substance or significance • being of delicate or slender build verb • pay no attention to, disrespect | ||||||||
slimmer | adjectiveadj | |||||||
adjective satellite • being of delicate or slender build • small in quantity verb • take off weight | ||||||||
deficient | adjectiveadj | |||||||
adjective • of a quantity not able to fulfill a need or requirement adjective satellite • inadequate in amount or degree • falling short of some prescribed norm | ||||||||
dilute | verbv | |||||||
adjective • reduced in strength or concentration or quality or purity verb • lessen the strength or flavor of a solution or mixture • corrupt, debase, or make impure by adding a foreign or inferior substance; often by replacing valuable ingredients with inferior ones | ||||||||
insufficient | adjectiveadj | |||||||
adjective • of a quantity not able to fulfill a need or requirement | ||||||||
list | verb, nounv, n | |||||||
noun • a database containing an ordered array of items (names or topics) • the property possessed by a line or surface that departs from the vertical verb • give or make a list of; name individually; give the names of • include in a list • cause to lean to the side • tilt to one side • enumerate | ||||||||
lithe | adjectiveadj | |||||||
adjective satellite • gracefully thin and bending and moving with ease | ||||||||
poor | adjectiveadj | |||||||
adjective • having little money or few possessions • characterized by or indicating poverty • lacking in quality or substances noun • people without possessions or wealth (considered as a group) adjective satellite • deserving or inciting pity • of insufficient quantity to meet a need | ||||||||
scarce | adjectiveadj | |||||||
adjective • deficient in quantity or number compared with the demand adverb • only a very short time before • almost not | ||||||||
sparse | adjectiveadj | |||||||
adjective satellite • not dense | ||||||||
svelte | adjectiveadj | |||||||
adjective satellite • being of delicate or slender build | ||||||||
tilt | verb, nounv, n | |||||||
noun • a combat between two mounted knights tilting against each other with blunted lances • a contentious speech act; a dispute where there is strong disagreement • a slight but noticeable partiality • the property possessed by a line or surface that departs from the vertical • pitching dangerously to one side verb • to incline or bend from a vertical position • heel over • move sideways or in an unsteady way • charge with a tilt | ||||||||
willowy | adjectiveadj | |||||||
adjective satellite • slender and graceful | ||||||||
angle | verb, nounv, n | |||||||
noun • a member of a Germanic people who conquered England and merged with the Saxons and Jutes to become Anglo-Saxons • the space between two lines or planes that intersect; the inclination of one line to another; measured in degrees or radians • a biased way of looking at or presenting something verb • move or proceed at an angle • to incline or bend from a vertical position • seek indirectly • fish with a hook • present with a bias | ||||||||
inclination | nounn | |||||||
noun • an attitude of mind especially one that favors one alternative over others • (astronomy) the angle between the plane of the orbit and the plane of the ecliptic stated in degrees • (geometry) the angle formed by the x-axis and a given line (measured counterclockwise from the positive half of the x-axis) • (physics) the angle that a magnetic needle makes with the plane of the horizon • that toward which you are inclined to feel a liking • the property possessed by a line or surface that departs from the vertical • a characteristic likelihood of or natural disposition toward a certain condition or character or effect • the act of inclining; bending forward | ||||||||