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thin

/ˈθɪn/verb, adjective, adverb1 syllable

Thin means: lacking excess flesh.

Synonyms for thin82

verb, as in take off weight

reduce, melt off, slim, slenderize, slim down

verb, as in lessen the strength or flavor of a solution or mixture

dilute, thin out, reduce, cut

adjective, as in lacking excess flesh

lean, anorexic, anorectic, cadaverous, emaciated, gaunt, haggard, pinched, skeletal, wasted, deep-eyed, hollow-eyed, sunken-eyed, gangling
and 11 more, gangly, lanky, lank, spindly, rawboned, reedy, reedlike, twiggy, twiglike, scarecrowish, scraggy

adjective, as in of relatively small extent from one surface to the opposite or in cross section

bladed, capillary, hairlike, compressed, flat, depressed, diaphanous, filmy, gauzy, gauze-like, gossamer, see-through, sheer, transparent
and 10 more, vaporous, vapourous, cobwebby, filamentous, filiform, filamentlike, threadlike, thready, fine, light

adjective, as in lacking substance or significance

flimsy, fragile, slight, tenuous, insignificant, unimportant

adjective, as in relatively thin in consistency or low in density; not viscous

tenuous, rare, rarefied, rarified

adjective, as in very narrow

slender, narrow

adjective, as in not dense

sparse, distributed

adjective, as in (of sound) lacking resonance or volume

pale

adjective, as in lacking spirit or sincere effort

spiritless

adverb, as in without viscosity

thinly

also used for thin

runny, spaced out, scant, scarce, skinny, svelte, waifish, scrawny, watery

Includes material from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Opposites of thin

fat, thick, full, thicken

What does thin mean?13

adjective

1

lacking excess flesh“you can't be too rich or too thin”

2

of relatively small extent from one surface to the opposite or in cross section“thin wire”

3

lacking substance or significance“slight evidence”

4

relatively thin in consistency or low in density; not viscous“air is thin at high altitudes”

5

very narrow“a thin line across the page”

6

not dense“a thin beard”

7

(of sound) lacking resonance or volume“a thin feeble cry”

8

lacking spirit or sincere effort“a thin smile”

verb

1

take off weight

2

lessen the strength or flavor of a solution or mixture“cut bourbon”

3

lose thickness; become thin or thinner

4

make thin or thinner“Thin the solution”

adverb

1

without viscosity“the blood was flowing thin”

Definitions from the Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

What rhymes with thin?34

two syllables

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three syllables

violin
Show 40 near rhymes
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All 34 rhymes for thin, grouped by syllable

Thin in a sentence

  • No matter how thin you slice it, it's still baloney.papabear
  • Making nothing of the cold, he went out in thin clothes.helloroto
  • He was very tall and thin, with long arms and legs.Source_VOA
  • He does want to be a wrestler, but he is too thin.unknown
  • My uncle is thin, but my aunt is fat.CK
  • Being a wiry person, he is thin but still looks strong.marco87
  • She was a tall, thin girl with long, soft brown hair.CS
  • In such thin clothes, are you warm enough?unknown

Sentences from Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR, credited to their authors.

Forms of thin

as a verb

past tense
thinned
present participle
thinning
third-person singular
thins
past participle
thinned

as a adjective

comparative
thinner
superlative
thinnest