Another word for lean | Synonyms for lean

Another word for lean

lean Synonyms

lean

modif.

Thin
lank, meager, slim; see thin 2.
Containing little fat
fibrous, muscular, sinewy, meaty, free from fat, all-meat, protein-rich; see also strong 1.

lean Synonyms

lean

v.

To incline
slope, slant, sag, sink, decline, list, tip, bow, nod, twist, cock, place, careen, roll, veer, droop, drift, dip, pitch, cant, bend, heel, be not perpendicular, be slanting, be slanted, be off; see also bend 2, tilt 1.
To tend
favor, be disposed, incline; see tend 2.

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Another word for lean

verb

To depart or cause to depart from true vertical or horizontal:
cant¹, heel², incline, list², rake², slant, slope, tilt, tip². See straight
To have a tendency or inclination:
incline, slant, squint, tend¹, trend. See likely

noun

Deviation from a particular direction:

cant¹, grade, gradient, heel², inclination, incline, list², rake², slant, slope, tilt, tip². See rise, straight

adjective

Having little flesh or fat on the body:
angular, bony, fleshless, gaunt, lank, lanky, meager, rawboned, scrawny, skinny, slender, slim, spare, thin, twiggy, weedy. Idioms: all skin and bones, thin as a rail. See fat
Marked by or consisting of few words that are carefully chosen:
brief, compendious, concise, laconic, short, succinct, summary, terse. See big, style, words
Characterized by an economy of artistic expression:
spare, tight. See style

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He was lean and agile.
She glanced at his lean hips.
Right now Destiny and Jonathan need someone strong to lean on.
Nothing felt right, so she decided to tuck her hands behind her back and simply lean against the wall.
Sasha was lean and pale, his gaze turquoise.

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