5
paltry(adjective, slight, poor, inadequate, limited)
5
poor(adjective, small, boring, exiguous)
5
rarefied(adjective, light, weak, fine, thin)
5
trivial(slight, poor, lean, slim, insubstantial)
5
unimportant
5
unreal(adjective, light, weak, slight, negative)
4
attenuate(adjective, light, weak, slight, fine)
4
diaphanous
4
exiguous(adjective, poor, small, boring, scanty)
4
imaginary(adjective, light, weak, slight, thin)
4
imperceptible(weak, slight, fine, thin, pale)
4
low(adjective, poor, small, boring, exiguous)
4
nebulous(adjective, weak, thin)
4
negligible(slight, fine, poor, thin, limited)
4
sketchy(adjective, weak, thin)
4
subtile(adjective, light, fine, thin, delicate)
4
tight(adjective, poor, small, boring, narrow)
4
vague(adjective, weak, negative, pale, subtle)
4
willowy(adjective, slight, fine, lean, narrow)
3
dainty(adjective, weak, thin, delicate, exceptional)
10 years ago|10k views|share |citing 
APASmart Define. (2015). tenuous thesaurus. Retrieved September 21, 2026, from https://smartdefine.org/tenuous/thesaurus/synonyms
ChicagoSmart Define. 2015. "tenuous thesaurus" https://smartdefine.org/tenuous/thesaurus/synonyms (accessed September 21, 2026).
HarvardSmart Define 2015, tenuous thesaurus, Smart Define, viewed 21 September, 2026, <https://smartdefine.org/tenuous/thesaurus/synonyms>.
MLASmart Define. "tenuous thesaurus" 6 November 2015. Web. 21 September 2026. <https://smartdefine.org/tenuous/thesaurus/synonyms>