gaunt
The word “gaunt” has 1 syllable: gaunt
It's pronounced as /ɡɔːnt/
What is synonym and antonym for gaunt?
In the thesaurus, “gaunt” has 36 synonyms and 28 antonyms.
Here are synonyms and antonyms for gaunt along with examples of usage in sentences.
Synonyms for gaunt
- angular
- attenuated
- boney
- bony
- cadaverous
- emaciated
- famished
- haggard
- hungry
- lank
- lanky
- lean
- like a bag of bones
- meager
- peaked
- peaky
- pinched
- rawboned
- scraggy
- scrawny
- shriveled
- shrivelled
- sinewy
- skeletal
- skeleton
- skin and bones
- skinny
- spare
- starved
- starving
- thin
- underfed
- undernourished
- wasted
- withered
- wizened
Antonyms for gaunt
- beefy
- brawny
- burly
- chubby
- corpulent
- fat
- fit
- flabby
- fleshy
- hale
- healthy
- hearty
- heavy
- heavyset
- husky
- obese
- overweight
- plump
- portly
- pudgy
- roly-poly
- rotund
- soft
- stocky
- thick
- thickset
- tubby
- well-nourished
Meanings of gaunt
- adjective
- Lean, angular and bony.
- Haggard, drawn and emaciated.
- Bleak, barren and desolate.
Example Sentences
- After weeks of illness, his face looked pale and gaunt.
- The gaunt stray dog wandered aimlessly through the streets.
- Her gaunt appearance worried her family and friends.
- The old tree stood gaunt against the cold winter sky.
- His gaunt frame was evidence of the hardships he had endured.
On this page you'll find 64 synonyms, antonyms, or another words to gaunt, such as: angular, attenuated, beefy, boney, bony, brawny, burly.
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