Dictionary of synonyms

Synonyms and antonyms of the word: lanky

Synonyms:

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Usage examples:

Barely used last season, the lanky Senegalese is getting his chance under Postecoglou.

Source: https://www.express.co.uk/sport/football/1804064/Tottenham-Ange-Postecoglou-Man-Utd-win

But Australia didn’t have to wait long for a wicket as Cummins found Crawley’s outside edge in the next over, the lanky Pom nicking through to Steve Smith at second slip, driving for a well-made 73.

Source: https://www.perthnow.com.au/sport/the-ashes/the-ashes-australia-need-history-making-effort-to-secure-series-victory-at-the-oval-c-11427275

Even just watching Fassbender walk is a pleasure: he has a lanky, feline stride—it’s hard to imagine he could pass unnoticed on the street, even disguised as a neat but boringly dressed German tourist, but no matter.

Source: https://time.com/6310455/the-killer-review-david-fincher/

Fleeing her own reckless murder spree, a lanky French car model/serial killer who believes she’s been impregnated by a hot rod (yes, a car) poses as the long-lost son of a domineering fire captain in order to evade authorities.

Source: https://www.twincities.com/2023/05/27/from-mexico-to-norway-and-poland-to-senegal-international-horror-films-deliver/

He was six feet four inches tall, lanky and long, but he slouched to the right,” the novel says.

Source: https://www.deseret.com/entertainment/2023/10/20/23924398/lessons-in-chemistry-book-tv-series

His frame, though lanky, should also give NBA players something to think about when driving to the hoop.

Source: https://brobible.com/sports/article/victor-wembanyama-rockets-reaction/

In central midfield, the lanky Andre Rampersad could not have hoped for a gentler introduction to international football as he glided about rotating possession of the ball.

Source: http://wired868.com/2023/03/24/moses-clears-the-way-as-tt-thump-the-bahamas-3-0-to-set-up-nicaragua-showdown/

In fact, I'm pretty sure I could live in one of its many compartments if I weren't so lanky.

Source: https://www.mylondon.news/whats-on/shopping/my-massive-new-28-rucksack-27965514

It seemed only a few years back that he was on stage as the gay schoolboy Guy Bennett in the hit play Another Country – his lanky, mop-headed, insolent beauty a foil to a fellow pupil played by the young Kenneth Branagh in all his sturdy sandiness.

Source: https://www.dailymail.co.uk/femail/article-12631953/ALEXANDRA-SHULMANS-NOTEBOOK-thing-youll-lose-faddy-diet-sanity.html?ns_mchannel=rss&ns_campaign=1490&ito=1490

“I want to play for my family, create upsets and gain respect as well and to make everyone proud,” the lanky left back said.

Source: https://fijisun.com.fj/2023/05/20/fiji-u20-visits-stadium-before-slovakia-opener/

The lanky Souths junior has already played for the Kangaroos at the World Cup and can also shift to the wing, a position he played in his first three seasons in first grade.

Source: https://www.theage.com.au/sport/nrl/good-cop-brad-cop-the-tough-side-of-fittler-that-tv-viewers-never-see-20230519-p5d9so.html?ref=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_source=rss_feed

They’re long and lanky, and they have kids who can score in transition.

Source: https://tribhssn.triblive.com/greensburg-central-catholic-girls-shake-off-slow-start-roll-past-windber-in-piaa-1st-round/

To friends, he was the lanky, bushy-haired, six-foot-five joker with a penchant for cracking wise and making them smile.

Source: https://www.thespec.com/news/hamilton-region/2023/01/13/hamilton-hit-and-run-victim-yaqoub-saeed.html