TENUOUS


Meaning of TENUOUS in English

adjective

1.

Synonyms: thin 2, attenuate, attenuated, rare, rarefied, subtile, subtle

2.

Synonyms: thin 1, attenuate, reedy, slender, slight, slim, squinny, stalky, twiggy

Related Word: aerial, airy, ethereal, fine

Contrasted words: abundant

Antonyms: dense

3.

having little substance or strength and usually not firmly based

only a tenuous link in the chain of evidence

Synonyms: feeble, insubstantial, unsubstantial; compare implausible

Related Word: flimsy, weak; insignificant

Contrasted words: significant, sound, strong

Antonyms: substantial

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