The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 4 letter word SLIM , but the solution may also be THIN which is one of the most recent solution (2023 in LA Times).
Svelte crossword clue answers
Here's a list of possible crossword answers ranked by the most likely to least likely.
| Answer | Likelyness | Letters |
|---|---|---|
| SLIM | 37 % | 4 |
| TRIM | 27 % | 4 |
| THIN | 15 % | 4 |
| SLENDER | 11 % | 7 |
| LITHE | 2 % | 5 |
| LISSOME | 2 % | 7 |
| THINASARAIL | 1 % | 11 |
| LEAN | 1 % | 4 |
| LISSOM | 1 % | 6 |
| SLEEK | 1 % | 5 |
| SLIMANDTRIM | 1 % | 11 |
Why may THIN be the right solution?
The word "svelte" means slender or slim, and the word "thin" is a synonym for slender or slim. Therefore, "thin" is the right solution for the clue "svelte."
Words with a meaning similar to the clue: Svelte
These words may or may not be a possible solution to this crosswords clue.- slender
- lissome
- lissom
- lithesome
- lithe
- supple
- graceful
- urbane
- sophisticated
- refined
- polished
- sylphlike
Crossword Answer definitions
SLIM noun- A type of cigarette substantially longer and thinner than normal cigarettes.
- A potato farl.
- AIDS, or the chronic wasting associated with its later stages.
- Cocaine.
- To lose weight in order to achieve slimness.
- To make slimmer; to reduce in size.
- Slender, thin.
- (of something abstract like a chance or margin) Very small, tiny.
- (rural) Bad, of questionable quality; not strongly built, flimsy.
- Sly, crafty.
More crossword clues leading to the same solutions
Here's a few more crossword clues - all leading to the identical solution
More clues leading to the result SLIM
- Actor Pickens
- Narrow of shape
- Pickens, the actor
- Lose it
- Willowy
- Fat free?
- Highly unlikely
- Nigh impossible
- Unlikely
- Carlos ___ (Mexican businessman who has a controlling interest in the New York Times)
More clues leading to the result TRIM
- Lean
- Shaping at the salon
- Short clip
- Svelte
- Use clippers
- Cut corners
- Touch up, as this puzzle's subject does to a beard (See STEPS)
- In shape
- A little off?
- Athletic
More clues leading to the result THIN
More clues leading to the result SLENDER
- Like a successful dieter
- Svelte
- Trim
- Wispy
- Having a trim figure
- Willowy
- Reedlike
- Gracefully thin
- Lean
- Adjective for a model
More clues leading to the result LITHE
- Like a ballet dancer
- Like a gymnast
- Supple
- Quite flexible
- Nimble
- Willowy
- Like an acrobat
- Ballerina-like
- Flexible
- Limber
More clues leading to the result LISSOME
- Limber
- Pliantly limber
- Supple
- Nimble
- Smooth and supple
- Easily bent
- Like ballerinas
- Moving quickly and lightly
- Agile
- Flexible
More clues leading to the result THINASARAIL
More clues leading to the result LEAN
- Like Spratt
- Like superior deli meat
- Low in fat, meatwise
- Deli order add-on
- "Lawrence of Arabia" director
- Bend away from the vertical
- Like Jack Sprat
- Rangy
- Sprat's preference
- "Ryan's Daughter" director
More clues leading to the result LISSOM
More clues leading to the result SLEEK
- Glossy
- Streamlined
- Aerodynamically designed
- Aerodynamic
- Smooth and glossy
- Sports car adjective
- Stylishly smooth
- Well-groomed
- Finely contoured
- Like healthy fur