English Synonym Finder

underweight

Definitions

Below the standard or expected weight for one's age, height, or build.

Weighing less than the required or specified amount.

Examples

The doctor expressed concern that the patient was significantly underweight for his age.

After the long illness, she became dangerously underweight and needed a special diet to recover.

Synonyms

slight thin skinny underfed scrawny slender emaciated

Antonyms

overweight obese heavy corpulent stout fleshy portly