Synonyms of stumpy

stumpy

adjective

ˈstəm-pē 

as in stout

being compact and broad in build and often short in stature

stumpy penguins become agile swimmers the moment they hit the water

Synonyms & Similar Words

• stout
• stubby
• stocky
• plump
• squatty
• sturdy
• dumpy
• thickset
• squat
• thick
• husky
• chunky
• heavyset
• round
• fat
• heavy
• full
• bulky
• burly
• beefy
• chubby
• pudgy
• corpulent
• fleshy
• thickish
• rotund
• tubby
• brawny
• obese
• overweight
• soft
• portly
• gross
• paunchy
• weighty
• potbellied
• flabby
• roly-poly

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• slender
• thin
• puny
• fragile
• skinny
• frail
• lean
• delicate
• angular
• slim
• bony
• spare
• lanky
• gaunt
• sinewy
• slight
• scrawny
• skeletal
• lank
• haggard
• wiry
• wasted
• emaciated
• weedy
• rawboned
• scraggy
• spindly
• cadaverous
• anorexic
• willowy
• twiggy
• waspish

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of stumpy

At one point, someone on InSight’s science team wondered if the lander’s somewhat stumpy arm could prod the solar panels, or perhaps scrape off some dust. — Robin George Andrews, Smithsonian Magazine, 21 Mar. 2022

These were kings, calmer and more aloof than the royals, going through their annual molt, their stumpy bodies a mess of patchy old plumage being pushed up and out by new growth. — Simon Willis, Travel + Leisure, 14 Dec. 2021

Clearly, this was not some unmarked but common alternative route; it was studded with stumpy pine trees, and the terrain made for hard going. — Rachel Monroe, Outside Online, 16 Oct. 2018

Previously, scientists had thought that tardigrades evolved their stumpy bodies by fusing body segments together. — Elizabeth Preston, Discover Magazine, 26 Jan. 2016