skeletal
adjectiveHow many syllables in skeletal?
There are 3 syllables in the word skeletal.How to pronounce skeletal:
Definition of skeletal:
- skeletal (adjective):
- lacking unity
- very thin especially from disease or hunger or cold.
- of, relating to, forming, attached to, or resembling a skeleton
Synonyms for skeletal:
bony
cadaverous
emaciated
fleshless
gaunt
haggard
hollow-cheeked
hungry
lantern-jawed
lean
pinched
skin-and-bone
starved
starving
thin
wasted
worn to a shadow
Antonyms for skeletal:
abdominous
adipose
ample
bearish
beefy
beer-bellied
big
bloated
blubbery
bright
broad
broad in the beam
bulky
chubby
chunky
corn-fed
corpulent
distended
dumpy
elephantine
falstaffian
fat
fatty
flabby
fleshy
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