BUSTY Synonyms: 99 Similar and Opposite Words

busty

adjective

Definition of busty

as in buxom

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Recent Examples of busty One defining moment was when a teenage Johnson and his father were in a comic shop and Johnson was intent on buying a copy of Battle Chasers, a comic known for shapely and busty heroines and plenty of violence. — Borys Kit, HollywoodReporter, 3 Apr. 2026 The photo features Loren giving the side eye to Mansfield who grin at the camera while wearing a rather busty dress. — Meg Walters, InStyle, 31 Jan. 2026 Some on social media criticized her braless, busty appearance as vulgar. — Rachel Tashjian, CNN Money, 22 Dec. 2025 Fortunately, more and more brands are catering to busty babes with super supportive and stylish bras that lift and flatter without compromising comfort. — Andrea Jordan, Glamour, 10 Apr. 2025 See All Example Sentences for busty

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Adjective

Courtesy Palazzo Fiuggi Luna, a buxom woman from Ukraine, submerges me in a tub of warm water, tells me to take deep breaths, and leaves me to do so.

— Jennifer Leigh Parker, Forbes.com, 11 Apr. 2026
According to myth, the buxom bowl of the Champagne coupe was modeled after the breasts of Marie Antoinette.

— Kathryn O’Shea-Evans, Robb Report, 4 Jan. 2026

Definition of buxom

Adjective

Bristol’s Tara Clerkin Trio are steeped in their hometown’s trip-hop tradition, but their approach is more folk-rock than the voluptuous blues associated with Tricky or Massive Attack.

— Daniel Bromfield, Pitchfork, 5 June 2026
Enthusiasts love it for its voluptuous beauty and buttery-smooth typing action.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 2 June 2026

Definition of voluptuous

Adjective

Its central hub, where the wellness offerings, main dining room and 35 of the 65 bedrooms are located, is invitingly curvaceous, with sci-fi swirls of walls and sparkling swathes of window bookended by two vast, contemplative courtyards.

— Susan D'Arcy, Condé Nast Traveler, 22 June 2026
The exterior is less theatrical than Disney’s, its shape rectilinear rather than curvaceous, yet a pink hue adds the requisite Gehry jazz.

— Alex Ross, New Yorker, 15 June 2026

Definition of curvaceous

Adjective

Designed by Cossutti & Ganz, the exterior eschews that typically boxy catamaran silhouette in favor of a slightly more curvy profile.

— Rachel Cormack, Robb Report, 7 July 2026
To cut the kiwi into round slices, set the kiwi on the cutting board on one of its curvy sides.

— Karla Walsh, Better Homes & Gardens, 6 July 2026

Definition of curvy

Adjective

Her legs weren't as shapely; her knees were chubby; her thighs too thick; her boobs not large enough.

— Staff Author, InStyle, 18 June 2026
In a sport that has grown increasingly complex in its offenses and defenses, with wrinkles upon wrinkles like a chubby newborn baby, teams need continuity and cohesion to thrive.

— Mike Vorkunov, New York Times, 10 June 2026

Definition of chubby

Adjective

Wahlberg plays a holy fool in Boogie Nights, our naïve but well-endowed guide through the heyday of theatrical pornography and its decline into something cheaper and tawdrier courtesy of the triumph of VHS.

— Alison Willmore, Vulture, 25 Sep. 2025
Colleges that are less well-endowed might have fewer proxies that strain their financial aid budget, but still should use individualized proxies to meet their institutional needs.

— Scott White, Forbes, 20 Sep. 2024

Definition of well-endowed

Adjective

Things are already tense with her loopy future mother-in-law (Jennifer Coolidge) and the chesty ex (Lenny Kravitz) that her wealthy father (Cheech Marin) has invited without her consent.

— Leah Greenblatt, Joshua Rothkopf, EW.com, 27 Jan. 2023
The cringeworthy stereotyping continues when Nawi begins a romance with a chesty biracial himbo named Malik (Jordan Bolger), who visits the kingdom to fulfill his Dahomean mother’s dying wish.

— Julian Lucas, The New Yorker, 16 Sep. 2022

Definition of chesty

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