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slim

/ˈslɪm/verb, adjective1 syllable

Slim means: being of delicate or slender build.

Synonyms for slim26

verb, as in take off weight

reduce, melt off, slenderize, thin, slim down

adjective, as in being of delicate or slender build

slender, slight, svelte, thin, lean

adjective, as in small in quantity

slender, small, little

also used for slim

lithe, willowy, gaunt, gracile, lank, leansome, lithesome, slimming, fine, stalky, sticklike, virgate, agile, infinitesimal, marginal

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What does slim mean?3

adjective

1

being of delicate or slender build“she was slender as a willow shoot is slender”

2

small in quantity“slender wages”

verb

1

take off weight

Definitions from the Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

What rhymes with slim?14

one syllable

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Slim in a sentence

  • There's little chance of keeping slim, unless you stick to a diet.CM
  • Ziri is not this tall, nor this slim.Amastan
  • If you want to be slim, follow this diet.lukaszpp
  • He was very tall and slim, with long arms and legs.CM
  • My uncle is slim, but my aunt is fat.CK
  • This colourful dress will suit you, with your slim figure, very well.sundown
  • The trees were slim, growing close to one another.Amastan
  • Young girls' desire for slim figures is strong.AlanF_US

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

Forms of slim

as a verb

past tense
slimmed
present participle
slimming
third-person singular
slims
past participle
slimmed

as a adjective

comparative
slimmer
superlative
slimmest