OBESE: Synonyms and Related Words. What is Another Word for OBESE?

Need another word that means the same as “obese”? Find 18 synonyms and 30 related words for “obese” in this overview.

The synonyms of “Obese” are: corpulent, rotund, weighty, plump, stout, overweight, heavy, large, solid, chubby, portly, flabby, paunchy, dumpy, meaty, broad in the beam, of ample proportions, falstaffian

Obese as an Adjective

Definitions of "Obese" as an adjective

According to the Oxford Dictionary of English, “obese” as an adjective can have the following definitions:

• Grossly fat or overweight.
• Excessively fat.

Synonyms of "Obese" as an adjective (18 Words)

broad in the beam	Not detailed or specific.
chubby	Sufficiently fat so as to have a pleasing fullness of figure. A chubby child.
dumpy	Resembling a garbage dump. A dumpy little dumpling of a woman.
falstaffian	Of or resembling Falstaff.
flabby	(of a part of a person’s body) soft, loose, and fleshy. Flabby around the middle.
heavy	Large and powerful especially designed for heavy loads or rough work. A heavy smoker.
large	Fairly large or important in effect influential. A large family.
meaty	Being on topic and prompting thought. The tall meaty young man.
of ample proportions	Fairly large.
overweight	Having more investment in a particular area than is normal or desirable. An overweight lorry.
paunchy	Having a large belly. A slightly paunchy balding middle aged man.
plump	Having a full rounded shape. The berries were plump and sweet.
portly	Of a stately or dignified appearance and manner. Men are portly and women are stout.
rotund	(of speech or literary style) sonorous; grandiloquent. The rotund and reverberating phrase.
solid	Of good quality and condition solidly built. Carved out of solid rock.
stout	Having rugged physical strength; inured to fatigue or hardships. Men are portly and women are stout.
weighty	Of great seriousness and importance. A weighty argument.

Usage Examples of "Obese" as an adjective

• One in ten people surveyed were obese.
• A hugely obese young man.

Associations of "Obese" (30 Words)

adipose	Composed of animal 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	Cry or whine with snuffling. My six pack is quickly being covered in blubber.
buxom	(of a woman) plump, with a full figure and large breasts. A generation ago buxom actresses were popular.
chubby	Plump and rounded. A chubby child.
dietary	Of or relating to the diet. Dietary restrictions.
fat	Containing much fat. The hogs have been fatting.
fatten	Make or become fat or fatter. Irish cattle fatten up quickly.
fatty	Containing or composed of fat. Fatty degeneration of the liver.
fleshy	Of or relating to or resembling flesh. Her fleshy arms.
gobble	Use a large amount of (something) very quickly. This small department was gobbled up by the Ministry of Transport.
heavy	Large and powerful especially designed for heavy loads or rough work. Heavy taxes.
hypodermic	A piston syringe that is fitted with a hypodermic needle for giving injections. The hypodermics left strewn around the piazza.
nutritious	Efficient as food; nourishing. Home cooked burgers make a nutritious meal.
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. We have overweighted the banking sector.
paunch	Disembowel (an animal. His body was powerful and square with the beginnings of a paunch.
paunchy	Having a large or protruding belly. A slightly paunchy balding middle aged man.
plump	Make fat or plump. I was running from the kitchen to the living room plumping the cushions and getting drinks in place.
portly	Euphemisms for `fat. A portly little man with a bowler hat.
pudgy	Short and plump. 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	Full and rich. Huge stoves held great rotund cauldrons.
stout	A kind of strong, dark beer brewed with roasted malt or barley. Stout walking boots.
swollen	Characteristic of false pride; having an exaggerated sense of self-importance. So swollen by victory that he was unfit for normal duty.
tubby	Short and plump. A small tubby man.
weight	Assign a handicap weight to a horse. His opinion carries great weight.