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Synonyms for tenuous in English

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tenuous:
- slight; thin; fragile; flimsy; tenuous

English

Detailed Synonyms for tenuous in English

tenuous:

tenuous adj

tenuous

– lacking substance or significance ¹
slight; thin; fragile; flimsy; tenuous
– lacking substance or significance ¹
- slight adj
  - slight evidence¹
- thin adj
  - a thin plot¹
- fragile adj
- flimsy adj
- tenuous adj
  - a tenuous argument¹
tenuous

– very thin in gauge or diameter ¹
tenuous
– very thin in gauge or diameter ¹
- tenuous adj
  - a tenuous thread¹
tenuous

– having thin consistency ¹
tenuous
– having thin consistency ¹
- tenuous adj
  - a tenuous fluid¹

Alternate Synonyms for "tenuous":

flimsy; slight; thin; weak
thin

Related Definitions for "tenuous":

lacking substance or significance¹
- a tenuous argument¹
very thin in gauge or diameter¹
- a tenuous thread¹
having thin consistency¹
- a tenuous fluid¹

¹WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University