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thinner

/ˈθɪnɚ/noun, adjective2 syllables

Thinner means: lacking excess flesh.

Synonyms for thinner67

noun, as in a diluting agent

dilutant, diluent

adjective, as in lacking excess flesh

thin, lean, anorexic, anorectic, cadaverous, emaciated, gaunt, haggard, pinched, skeletal, wasted, deep-eyed, hollow-eyed, sunken-eyed
and 12 more, gangling, 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

thin, bladed, capillary, hairlike, compressed, flat, depressed, diaphanous, filmy, gauzy, gauze-like, gossamer, see-through, sheer
and 11 more, transparent, vaporous, vapourous, cobwebby, filamentous, filiform, filamentlike, threadlike, thready, fine, light

adjective, as in lacking substance or significance

flimsy, fragile, slight, tenuous, thin, insignificant, unimportant

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

thin, tenuous, rare, rarefied, rarified

adjective, as in very narrow

slender, thin, narrow

adjective, as in not dense

sparse, thin, distributed

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

thin, pale

adjective, as in lacking spirit or sincere effort

thin, spiritless

Opposites of thinner

fat, thick, full

What does thinner mean?9

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”

noun

1

a diluting agent

Definitions from the Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

What rhymes with thinner?7

two syllables

winnerdinnerinnerskinnersinnerspinner

three syllables

beginner
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Thinner in a sentence

  • The higher we go up, thinner the air becomes.CM
  • As we go up higher, the air becomes thinner.CK
  • As you go up higher, the air becomes thinner.CM
  • The higher we go up, the thinner the air becomes.CM
  • That diet makes you thinner, but does it also make you healthier?Micsmithel
  • You're much thinner than you used to be, aren't you?CK
  • The higher you climb, the thinner the air.rul
  • The atmosphere becomes thinner as you climb higher.CM

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Forms of thinner

as a noun

plural
thinners