Synonyms of the word

gangling

• adj. Awkwardly tall and thin, ungraceful.
• n. (nonce word, nonstandard) A member of a gang.

gangly

• adj. Tall and thin, especially so as to cause physical awkwardness.

lanky

• adj. (informal) Tall, slim, and rather ungraceful or awkward.

lean

• v. To incline, deviate, or bend, from a vertical position; to be in a position thus inclining or deviating.
• v. To incline in opinion or desire; to conform in conduct; with to, toward, etc.
• v. To rest or rely, for support, comfort, etc.; with on, upon, or against.
• v. To hang outwards.
• v. To press against.
• n. (of an object taller than its width and depth) An inclination away from the vertical.
• adj. (of a person or animal) slim; not fleshy.
• adj. (of meat) having little fat.
• adj. Having little extra or little to spare; scanty; meagre.
• adj. Having a low proportion or concentration of a desired substance or ingredient.
• adj. (printing, archaic) Of a character which prevents the compositor from earning the usual wages; opposed…
• adj. efficient, economic, frugal, agile, slimmed-down; pertaining to the modern industrial principles of "lean…
• v. To thin out (a fuel-air mixture): to reduce the fuel flow into the mixture so that there is more air or…
• v. To conceal.
• n. (slang) A recreational drug based on codeine laced promethazine cough syrup, popular in the hip-hop community…

rangy

• adj. Slender and long of limb; lanky.
• adj. Prone to roaming around.
• adj. Having or permitting range or scope; roomy; commodious.

tall

• adj. (of a person) Having a vertical extent greater than the average. For example, somebody with a height of…
• adj. (of a building, etc.) Having its top a long way up; having a great vertical (and often greater than horizontal)…
• adj. (of a story) Hard to believe, such as a tall story or a tall tale.
• adj. (chiefly US, of a cup of coffee) A cup of coffee smaller than grande, usually 8 ounces.
• adj. (obsolete) Obsequious; obedient.
• adj. (obsolete) Seemly; suitable; fitting, becoming, comely; attractive, handsome.
• adj. (obsolete) Bold; brave; courageous; valiant.
• adj. (archaic) Fine; proper; admirable; great; excellent.

thin

• adj. Having little thickness or extent from one surface to its opposite.
• adj. Very narrow in all diameters; having a cross section that is small in all directions.
• adj. Having little body fat or flesh; slim; slender; lean; gaunt.
• adj. Of low viscosity or low specific gravity, e.g., as is water compared to honey.
• adj. Scarce; not close, crowded, or numerous; not filling the space.
• adj. (golf) Describing a poorly played golf shot where the ball is struck by the bottom part of the club head…
• adj. Lacking body or volume; small; feeble; not full.
• adj. Slight; small; slender; flimsy; superficial; inadequate; not sufficient for a covering.
• n. (philately) A loss or tearing of paper from the back of a stamp, although not sufficient to create a complete…
• n. Any food produced or served in thin slices.
• v. (transitive) To make thin or thinner.
• v. (intransitive) To become thin or thinner.
• v. To dilute.
• v. To remove some plants or parts of plants in order to improve the growth of what remains.
• adv. Not thickly or closely; in a scattered state.