gaunt vs emaciated

gaunt and emaciated both are adjectives.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
gaunt	No	Yes	No	No
emaciated	No	Yes	No	No

As adjectives, gaunt and emaciated are synonyms defined as:

gaunt and emaciated: very thin especially from disease or hunger or cold

Other synonyms of gaunt include cadaverous, haggard, pinched, skeletal, wasted.

gaunt (adjective)	emaciated (adjective)
very thin especially from disease or hunger or cold	very thin especially from disease or hunger or cold