Synonyms & related words for underweight

Find synonyms, related words, and the definition of underweight — including skinny, scrawny, overweight, scraggy, weight, skinniness. Dendril is a free visual thesaurus that shows them on an interactive map where stronger matches sit closer to the center — no signup, no ads.

Words related to underweight

Explore words related to underweight — words associated with it, words that go with it, and its nearest matches in meaning. Related words include scraggly, emaciated, ectomorphic, anorexic, ectomorphy, leptosome, waifish, undernourished. Click any word to make it the center of the map and keep exploring the web of connections.

Synonyms for underweight

Common synonyms for underweight include skinny, scrawny, overweight, scraggy, weight, skinniness, scrawniness, bony — words that share a close meaning. Hover or tap any word on the map for its definition and part of speech.

Where does underweight come from?

The word underweight breaks down into one root of Old English origin: the root under-, from Old English under (“too little”). Explore each root to see other English words built from the same source.