thinner

UK:*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ˈθɪnə/US:USA pronunciation: IPA and respellingUSA pronunciation: IPA/ˈθɪnɚ/ ,USA pronunciation: respelling(thinər)

From thin (adj):
thinner
adj comparative
thinnest
adj superlative

thin
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Sense: Adjective: not thick
Synonyms:
narrow Collocations, fine Collocations, slim Collocations, hairline, skinny Collocations, slender Collocations, sheer Collocations, slight Collocations, flimsy Collocations, delicate Collocations, diaphanous, paper-thin, wafer-thin
Antonyms:
thick Collocations, coarse Collocations, wide Collocations, reinforced, sturdy Collocations, hard Collocations, heavy-duty, impermeable, opaque
Sense: Adjective: slender
Synonyms:
slender Collocations, lean Collocations, slim Collocations, skinny Collocations, lanky, spindly, gaunt, scrawny, bony, skeletal, wasted Collocations, emaciated, spare Collocations, starved, delicate Collocations, stick-thin (informal), skinny as a rake (informal), rangy, lithe, scraggy
Antonyms:
fat Collocations, chubby Collocations, round Collocations, heavy Collocations, obese, overweight Collocations, beefy, brawny, broad Collocations, plump Collocations
Sense: Adjective: having little volume
Synonyms:
light Collocations, bodiless, rarefied, vaporous, attenuated, tenuous, airy, loose Collocations
Antonyms:
loud Collocations, deafening, ear-piercing, dense Collocations, heavyweight, bulky Collocations, voluminous, strong Collocations, almighty Collocations, full-bodied, immense, coagulated, condensed
Sense: Adjective: lacking content
Synonyms:
light Collocations, insubstantial, diluted, watery, flimsy Collocations, shallow Collocations, vapid, weak Collocations, feeble Collocations, washy, sketchy, thinly stretched
Antonyms:
substantial Collocations, solid Collocations, full Collocations, unrefined, deep Collocations, considerable Collocations, significant Collocations
Sense: Adjective: sparse
Synonyms:
sparse Collocations, scarce Collocations, scant Collocations, in short supply, meagre, paltry
Antonyms:
sufficient Collocations, abundant, in abundance, everywhere Collocations, adequate Collocations, copious, booming, bountiful, rife Collocations
Sense: Verb: dilute - sometimes followed by 'down'
Synonyms:
dilute, water down, cut Collocations, adulterate, weaken Collocations
Sense: Verb: make thinner - sometimes followed by 'out'
Synonyms:
prune Collocations, trim Collocations, cut back, rarefy, reduce Collocations
Antonyms:
thicken, coagulate, increase Collocations, accelerate, clot Collocations, congeal, concentrate Collocations, beef up
Sense: Verb: disperse - sometimes followed by 'out'
Synonyms:
disperse, break up, scatter Collocations, dissolve, dissipate


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