Emaciated synonyms

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thin
Scarce; not close, crowded, or numerous; not filling the space.
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tabescence
The state of being tabescent
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gaunt
The definition of gaunt is looking thin, bony or sickly.
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starved
Approaching starvation, emaciated and malnourished.
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attenuated
Made, or become weak; subject to attenuation
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marasmic
Relating to, or suffering from marasmus
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anorexic
Characterized by severe economy of style and expression:
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bony
With little flesh; skinny, thin
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cadaverous
Suggestive of death; corpselike:
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enfeebled
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lean
The definition of lean is with little fat.
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malnourished
Suffering from malnutrition
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narrow
Barely sufficient; close:
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scrawny
Stunted or straggly:
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sickly
Faint; feeble
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skinny
Having very little bodily flesh or fat, often unattractively so; very thin.
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starving
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tabescent
Wasting away, or becoming emaciated. [from 19th c.]
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underfed
Inadequately fed.
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wizened
The definition of wizened is someone or something that is old, shriveled, wrinkled or showing age.
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atrophy
(Pathology) A reduction in the functionality of an organ caused by disease, injury or lack of use.
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attenuation
(Engineering) A fabrication process in which a material is stretched out into a thin shape.
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emaciation
The act of making very lean.
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leanness
The property of being lean, without excess or fat.
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marasmus
A progressive wasting of the body, occurring chiefly in young children and associated with insufficient intake or malabsorption of food.
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overnourished (antonym)
Excessively nourished
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fat (antonym)
Rich; producing a large income; desirable.
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overweight (antonym)
(Of a person) heavier than what is generally considered healthy for a given body type and height.
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plump (antonym)
Having a full and rounded shape; chubby, somewhat overweight.
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heavy (antonym)
Not easily borne; oppressive:
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drawn
With neither side winning or losing; even; tied
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shrunken
Contracted in size; shriveled
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skin-and-bones
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better (related)
Healthier or more fit than before:
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tired (related)
The definition of tired is being bored with something, or something that has become stale or being fatigued and in need of rest.
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haggard
Exhausted or distraught and often gaunt in appearance.
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pinched
Very thin
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anorectic
Of or affected with anorexia nervosa.
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Emaciated Sentence Examples

  • His emaciated young face, disfigured by the half-shaven head, hung down hopelessly.

  • She looked down at her expanded figure and in the glass at her pale, sallow, emaciated face in which her eyes now looked larger than ever.

  • Seven hours a day he spent on his knees in prayer and three times a day he scourged his emaciated body.

  • The olive complexion, a face emaciated by austerities, the large forehead, the brilliant and small eyes, the high bald head tell their own tale.

  • Livingstone reached the Portuguese settlement of Tete on the 2nd of March 1856, in a very emaciated condition.

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