gaunt vs pinched

gaunt and pinched both are adjectives.

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

As adjectives, gaunt and pinched are synonyms defined as:

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

gaunt (adjective)	pinched (adjective)
very thin especially from disease or hunger or cold	as if squeezed uncomfortably tight
	sounding as if the nose were pinched
	not having enough money to pay for necessities
	very thin especially from disease or hunger or cold