thin
verb
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- adjective
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Senses
Sense 1 verb
lose thickness; become thin or thinner
Types & categories
- change state hypernym
Related & opposite
- thicken antonym
Sense 2 adjective
of relatively small extent from one surface to the opposite or in cross section
thin wire
Related & opposite
- lean also see
- narrow also see
- thick antonym
- thickness attribute
- thinness derivation
- bladed similar to
- hairlike similar to
- compressed similar to
- depressed similar to
- cobwebby similar to
- filamentous similar to
- fine similar to
- light similar to
- hyperfine similar to
- paper thin similar to
- papery similar to
- ribbonlike similar to
- sleazy similar to
- slender similar to
- tenuous similar to
- wafer-thin similar to
Sense 3 adverb
without viscosity
the blood was flowing thin
Related & opposite
Sense 4 verb
make thin or thinner
Thin the solution
Types & categories
Related & opposite
Sense 5 adjective
lacking excess flesh
you can't be too rich or too thin
Related & opposite
- ectomorphic also see
- thin also see
- fat antonym
- body weight attribute
- thinness derivation
- anorexic similar to
- bony similar to
- deep-eyed similar to
- gangling similar to
- spindly similar to
- rawboned similar to
- reedlike similar to
- twiggy similar to
- scarecrowish similar to
- skinny similar to
- shrunken similar to
- slim similar to
- slender-waisted similar to
- spare similar to
- spindle-legged similar to
- wiry similar to
- wispy similar to
Sense 6 verb
lessen the strength or flavor of a solution or mixture
cut bourbon
Types & categories
- weaken hypernym
- water down hyponym
Related & opposite
Sense 7 adjective
very narrow
a thin line across the page
Related & opposite
Sense 8 verb
take off weight
Types & categories
- change state hypernym
- sweat off hyponym
Related & opposite
Sense 9 adjective
not dense
a thin beard
Related & opposite
- spareness derivation
- distributed similar to
Sense 10 adjective
relatively thin in consistency or low in density; not viscous
air is thin at high altitudes
Related & opposite
Sense 11 adjective
(of sound) lacking resonance or volume
a thin feeble cry
Related & opposite
Sense 12 adjective
lacking spirit or sincere effort
a thin smile
Related & opposite
- spiritless similar to
Sense 13 adjective
lacking substance or significance
slight evidence
Related & opposite
- feebleness derivation
- spareness derivation
- triviality derivation
- unimportant similar to
Table view of this graph
| Sense | Relation | Group | Word |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | antonym | Related & opposite | thicken |
| 1 | hypernym | Types & categories | change state |
| 2 | also see | Related & opposite | lean |
| 2 | also see | Related & opposite | narrow |
| 2 | antonym | Related & opposite | thick |
| 2 | attribute | Related & opposite | thickness |
| 2 | derivation | Related & opposite | thinness |
| 2 | similar to | Related & opposite | bladed |
| 2 | similar to | Related & opposite | hairlike |
| 2 | similar to | Related & opposite | compressed |
| 2 | similar to | Related & opposite | depressed |
| 2 | similar to | Related & opposite | cobwebby |
| 2 | similar to | Related & opposite | filamentous |
| 2 | similar to | Related & opposite | fine |
| 2 | similar to | Related & opposite | light |
| 2 | similar to | Related & opposite | hyperfine |
| 2 | similar to | Related & opposite | paper thin |
| 2 | similar to | Related & opposite | papery |
| 2 | similar to | Related & opposite | ribbonlike |
| 2 | similar to | Related & opposite | sleazy |
| 2 | similar to | Related & opposite | slender |
| 2 | similar to | Related & opposite | tenuous |
| 2 | similar to | Related & opposite | wafer-thin |
| 3 | antonym | Related & opposite | thick |
| 3 | derived from | Related & opposite | thin |
| 4 | antonym | Related & opposite | thicken |
| 4 | causes | Related & opposite | thin |
| 4 | derivation | Related & opposite | dilutant |
| 4 | hypernym | Types & categories | reduce |
| 4 | hyponym | Types & categories | draw |
| 5 | also see | Related & opposite | ectomorphic |
| 5 | also see | Related & opposite | thin |
| 5 | antonym | Related & opposite | fat |
| 5 | attribute | Related & opposite | body weight |
| 5 | derivation | Related & opposite | thinness |
| 5 | similar to | Related & opposite | anorexic |
| 5 | similar to | Related & opposite | bony |
| 5 | similar to | Related & opposite | deep-eyed |
| 5 | similar to | Related & opposite | gangling |
| 5 | similar to | Related & opposite | spindly |
| 5 | similar to | Related & opposite | rawboned |
| 5 | similar to | Related & opposite | reedlike |
| 5 | similar to | Related & opposite | twiggy |
| 5 | similar to | Related & opposite | scarecrowish |
| 5 | similar to | Related & opposite | skinny |
| 5 | similar to | Related & opposite | shrunken |
| 5 | similar to | Related & opposite | slim |
| 5 | similar to | Related & opposite | slender-waisted |
| 5 | similar to | Related & opposite | spare |
| 5 | similar to | Related & opposite | spindle-legged |
| 5 | similar to | Related & opposite | wiry |
| 5 | similar to | Related & opposite | wispy |
| 6 | derivation | Related & opposite | dilution |
| 6 | derivation | Related & opposite | thinning |
| 6 | derivation | Related & opposite | dilutant |
| 6 | derivation | Related & opposite | dilution |
| 6 | hypernym | Types & categories | weaken |
| 6 | hyponym | Types & categories | water down |
| 7 | derivation | Related & opposite | thinness |
| 7 | derivation | Related & opposite | fineness |
| 7 | similar to | Related & opposite | narrow |
| 8 | antonym | Related & opposite | gain |
| 8 | derivation | Related & opposite | reducing |
| 8 | hypernym | Types & categories | change state |
| 8 | hyponym | Types & categories | sweat off |
| 9 | derivation | Related & opposite | spareness |
| 9 | similar to | Related & opposite | distributed |
| 10 | antonym | Related & opposite | thick |
| 10 | attribute | Related & opposite | consistency |
| 10 | attribute | Related & opposite | thickness |
| 10 | derivation | Related & opposite | thinness |
| 10 | similar to | Related & opposite | tenuous |
| 10 | similar to | Related & opposite | rarefied |
| 11 | antonym | Related & opposite | full |
| 11 | derivation | Related & opposite | spareness |
| 11 | similar to | Related & opposite | pale |
| 12 | similar to | Related & opposite | spiritless |
| 13 | derivation | Related & opposite | feebleness |
| 13 | derivation | Related & opposite | spareness |
| 13 | derivation | Related & opposite | triviality |
| 13 | similar to | Related & opposite | unimportant |