Need another word that means the same as “chubby”? Find 18 synonyms and 30 related words for “chubby” in this overview.
The synonyms of “Chubby” are: embonpoint, plump, tubby, roly-poly, rotund, portly, stout, dumpy, chunky, broad in the beam, well upholstered, well covered, well padded, of ample proportions, ample, round, rounded, well rounded
According to the Oxford Dictionary of English, “chubby” as an adjective can have the following definitions:
| ample | More than enough in size or scope or capacity. An ample supply of consumer goods. |
| broad in the beam | Being at a peak or culminating point. |
| chunky | (of a person) short and sturdy. A chunky soup. |
| dumpy | Short and thick; as e.g. having short legs and heavy musculature. The dress made her look dumpy. |
| embonpoint | Sufficiently fat so as to have a pleasing fullness of figure. |
| of ample proportions | Affording an abundant supply. |
| plump | Having a full rounded shape. The berries were plump and sweet. |
| portly | Euphemisms for `fat. A portly little man with a bowler hat. |
| roly-poly | Short and plump. |
| rotund | (of a person) large and plump. Huge stoves held great rotund cauldrons. |
| round | (of a person’s shoulders) bent forward from the line of the back. She berated him in good round terms. |
| rounded | Forming circular or elliptical shapes. Rounded shoulders. |
| stout | Dependable. Stout middle aged men. |
| tubby | Short and rather fat. Historic classical recordings with a tubby overall sound. |
| well covered | In good health especially after having suffered illness or injury. |
| well padded | In good health especially after having suffered illness or injury. |
| well rounded | In good health especially after having suffered illness or injury. |
| well upholstered | In good health especially after having suffered illness or injury. |
| adipose | (especially of body tissue) used for the storage of fat. Adipose tissue constitutes the fat of meat. |
| avaricious | Having or showing an extreme greed for wealth or material gain. They are avaricious and will do anything for money. |
| belly | A pig s belly as food especially as a traded commodity. His fat belly stuck out over his trousers. |
| blubber | Excessive human fat. My six pack is quickly being covered in blubber. |
| buxom | (of a female body) healthily plump and vigorous. A buxom blonde. |
| dietary | A regulated or restricted diet. Dietary restrictions. |
| fat | Make fat or plump. She disliked fatness in herself as well as in others. |
| fatten | Make or become fat or fatter. Irish cattle fatten up quickly. |
| fatty | A rotund individual. Fatty foods. |
| fleshy | Resembling flesh in appearance or texture. Fleshy greeny grey leaves. |
| gobble | Make a gurgling sound, characteristic of turkeys. He gobbled up the rest of his sandwich. |
| heavy | A thing such as a vehicle that is large or heavy of its kind. A heavy discussion. |
| hypodermic | A piston syringe that is fitted with a hypodermic needle for giving injections. Hypodermic needle. |
| nutritious | Of or providing nourishment. Home cooked burgers make a nutritious meal. |
| obese | Grossly fat or overweight. A hugely obese young man. |
| obesity | The state of being grossly fat or overweight. The problem of obesity among children. |
| overeat | Overeat or eat immodestly make a pig of oneself. If your friends overeat you re more likely to overeat too. |
| overweight | Having more investment in a particular area than is normal or desirable. Try not to overweight the boxes. |
| paunch | Disembowel (an animal. One of the things I had to do was to paunch and skin a hare. |
| paunchy | Having a large belly. A slightly paunchy balding middle aged man. |
| plump | Make fat or plump. She wore an outfit she d always wanted to try but felt she was too plump to risk. |
| portly | Euphemisms for `fat. Men are portly and women are stout. |
| pudgy | (of a person or part of their body) rather fat. His pudgy fingers. |
| reducing | Any process in which electrons are added to an atom or ion as by removing oxygen or adding hydrogen always occurs accompanied by oxidation of the reducing agent. A doctor supervised her reducing. |
| rotund | (of sounds) full and rich. Her brother was slim where she was rotund. |
| stout | A garment size for a large or heavy person. Stout walking boots. |
| swollen | Characteristic of false pride; having an exaggerated sense of self-importance. Growing ever more swollen headed and arbitrary. |
| tubby | Short and plump. Historic classical recordings with a tubby overall sound. |
| weight | Blocks or discs of metal or other heavy material used in weightlifting or weight training. A mug half filled with coffee weighted down a stack of papers. |
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