over·weight
ˈō-vər-ˌwāt 
sense 2 is usually
ˌō-vər-ˈwāt
1
: weight over and above what is required or allowed
2
: excessive or burdensome weight
over·weight
ˌō-vər-ˈwāt
overweighted; overweighting; overweights
over·weight
ˌō-vər-ˈwāt
: exceeding expected, normal, or proper weight
especially
: exceeding the bodily weight normal for one's age, height, and build
Examples of overweight in a Sentence
Adjective
He looked to be at least 20 pounds overweight.
an overweight person who had difficulty running even a short distance
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Lindsay Curtis, Verywell Health, 10 June 2026
Simon Property has an average analyst rating of overweight, although the consensus price target is only around where the stock trades today, according to FactSet.
—Michelle Fox, CNBC, 10 June 2026
Michael Bloom, CNBC, 16 June 2026
This was also important for the return to Earth, because the agency didn’t want to overweight one side of the spacecraft with equipment and throw off the balance of the spacecraft during reentry and splashdown.
—New Atlas, 6 June 2026
Michael Bloom, CNBC, 12 June 2026
Several factors can influence a man’s likelihood of developing the potentially deadly disease, including age, a family history of breast cancer and being overweight, the CDC says.
—Lianne Kolirin, CNN Money, 10 June 2026
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Noun
In an 18-month study of women with type 2 diabetes with overweight or obesity, researchers compared those who switched from diet soda to water with those who kept drinking diet soda.
—Lindsay Curtis, Verywell Health, 10 June 2026
Simon Property has an average analyst rating of overweight, although the consensus price target is only around where the stock trades today, according to FactSet.
—Michelle Fox, CNBC, 10 June 2026
Verb
JPMorgan upgrades Camp4Therepeutics to overweight from neutral JPMorgan says shares of the biotech company have plenty of upside.
—Michael Bloom, CNBC, 16 June 2026
This was also important for the return to Earth, because the agency didn’t want to overweight one side of the spacecraft with equipment and throw off the balance of the spacecraft during reentry and splashdown.
—New Atlas, 6 June 2026
Adjective
Wells Fargo initiates Coca-Cola Europacific Partners as overweight Wells said the Coca-Cola bottler has pricing power.
—Michael Bloom, CNBC, 12 June 2026
Several factors can influence a man’s likelihood of developing the potentially deadly disease, including age, a family history of breast cancer and being overweight, the CDC says.
—Lianne Kolirin, CNN Money, 10 June 2026
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“Overweight.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/overweight. Accessed 17 Jun. 2026.
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overweight
1 of 2 noun
over·weight
ˈō-vər-ˌwāt
sense 2 is usually ˌō-vər-ˈwāt
1
: weight above what is required or allowed
2
: excessive or burdensome weight
overweight
2 of 2 adjective
over·weight
ˌō-vər-ˈwāt
: being more than the expected, normal, or proper weight
especially
: having greater than normal bodily weight for one's age, height, and build
Medical Definition
overweight
adjective
over·weight
-ˈwāt
: weighing in excess of the normal for one's age, height, and build
overweight adolescents
overweight adults typically have a body mass index of 25 to 29.9
overweight
noun
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