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Overweight

🔄 Synonyms of "Overweight"

6 synonyms found via WordNet and Google Books.

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heavynoun(of any physical thing) Having great weight.
fatnounCarrying more fat than usual on one's body; plump; not lean or thin.
stoutnessnoun(usually uncountable) The state or quality of being stout.
fleshyOf, related to, or resembling flesh.
corpulencenounThe characteristic or state of being corpulent.
adiposisnoun(medicine) A condition marked by the accumulation of adipose (fatty) tissue.

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fatCarrying more fat than usual on one's body; plump; not lean or thin.
corpulencenounThe characteristic or state of being corpulent.
fleshyOf, related to, or resembling flesh.
heavy(of any physical thing) Having great weight.
stoutnessnoun(usually uncountable) The state or quality of being stout.
adiposisnoun(medicine) A condition marked by the accumulation of adipose (fatty) tissue.
obeseExtremely overweight, especially: weighing more than 20% (for men) or 25% (for women) over their conventionally ideal weight determined by height and build; or, having a body mass index over 30 kg/m².
plumpHaving a full and rounded shape; chubby, somewhat overweight.
obesitynoun(pathology) The state of being obese.
bulgenounAn object which is sticking out from a surface; a swelling, protuberant part; a bending outward, especially when caused by pressure.
bigOf great size, large.
overhangnoun(transitive) To hang over (something).
excessiveExceeding the usual bounds of something; too much (of amount); extravagant; immoderate.
excessnounThe state of surpassing or going beyond a limit; the state of being beyond sufficiency, necessity, or duty; more than what is usual or proper.
surplusBeing or constituting a surplus; more than sufficient.
preponderancenounSuperiority in amount or number; the bulk or majority; also, a large amount or number; an abundance, a profusion.
predominancenounThe condition or state of being predominant; ascendancy, domination, preeminence, preponderance.
girthnoun(informal) One's waistline circumference, most often a large one.
disproportionateNot proportionate.
weightnounThe downwards force an object experiences due to gravity.

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