Hale and Skeletal

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Hale adjective - Enjoying health and vigor.

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Skeletal is an antonym for hale.

Nearby Word: haley

Skeletal adjective - Suffering extreme weight loss as a result of hunger or disease.

Usage example: the stray kitten's skeletal body was pitiful to look at

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Hale is an antonym for skeletal.

Nearby Word: skeleton

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Skeletal and Hale. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 15, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/hale/skeletal

Hale & Skeletal. N.p., 2016. Web. 15 Aug. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/hale/skeletal>.

Skeletal or Hale. 2016. Accessed August 15, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/hale/skeletal.

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