Pinched

Synonyms for "pinched" (126 found)

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Closest matches (26)

Adjective(2 words)

attenuatedbadly offcadaverous careworn clamped compact compressed concentrated condensed consolidated constricted contracted corpselike cramped desperate distresseddown to bedrockdrawn emacerated emaciate

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emaciated

Verb(3 words)

blocked coarctate constricted

Strong matches (37)

Adjective(6 words)

emaciated gaunt haggardhard upimpecuniousin straitened circumstances

embarrassedfeeling the pinchhaggardhard pressedhard uphollow eyedhollow-eyedill offill-off impecunious impoverishedin desperate straitsin extremisin extremitiesin narrow circumstancesin queer streetin reduced circumstancesin straitened circumstancesjejune knitted

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land-poor lean marantic marasmic narrow

Verb(5 words)

gaunt haggard lift meager narrow

Adjective(1 words)

impoverished

Related words (63)

Adjective(5 words)

nasal penniless penurious skeletal wasted

needy nippedon the edgeout of pocketpeaked peaky pinched-in poorpoorly offpuckered puny pursed reduced shortshort of cashshort of fundsshort of moneyshriveled skeletal skinny

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solidifiedsorely pressedsqueezed starved starveling straitened strangled strangulated strapped tabetic tabid thin underfed undernourished unmoneyed unprosperousup against itwasp waistedwasp-waisted wasted weazeny withered wizened worn wraithlike wrinkled

Verb(12 words)

nipped pale pressed restricted scrunchedshut offsqueezed steal strained swipe tight wan

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More general

9 entries

appearanceeconomic conditionfinancial statemanual actionphysiognomy property restriction state take

More specific

13 entries

budget shortfallconstriction cutbackflow restrictionfunding gapgauntness narrowing pallorpetty theftpinching motionshopliftingtactile pinchvalve constriction

Collocations

8 entries

pinched aperturepinched budgetpinched cheekspinched expressionpinched lookpinched nervepinched offpinched wallet

Inflections

4 entries

more pinchedmost pinchedpinches pinching

Derivations

6 entries

pinch pinchable pinchedly pinchedness pincher pinching

similar

6 entries

constricted high high-pitched lean poor thin

Sample sentences

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He pinched and scraped for many years to save money.

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She pinched my arm sharply.

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The young woman slapped the man who pinched her buttocks.

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She pinched him.

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