as in heaviness
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Recent Examples of chunkiness
The silhouette included a low vamp and the sole of the shoe subtly jutted out in front of the toe, adding to the chunkiness of the style.
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Jaden Thompson,
Footwear News,
4 June 2026
Here, the nude color smartly offsets the chunkiness of the platform, making the legs look miles long.
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Shelby Comroe,
InStyle,
10 Jan. 2026
Project Cloud Nita Platform Sneakers Despite their chunkiness, the platforms are super lightweight and stable, thanks to a grippy non-slip rubber sole.
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Olivia Young,
Travel + Leisure,
25 Oct. 2025
Jaden Thompson,
Footwear News,
4 June 2026
Here, the nude color smartly offsets the chunkiness of the platform, making the legs look miles long.
—
Shelby Comroe,
InStyle,
10 Jan. 2026
Project Cloud Nita Platform Sneakers Despite their chunkiness, the platforms are super lightweight and stable, thanks to a grippy non-slip rubber sole.
—
Olivia Young,
Travel + Leisure,
25 Oct. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for chunkiness
Noun
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Trenin had a solid bounce-back campaign and is a very likable bottom-six winger offering heaviness, physicality, top-notch forechecking, and defensive value.
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The heavy side part feigns an almost asymmetrical look, which offsets heaviness on the ends and frames the face in a fun way.
Noun
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The phrase assumes that fatness belongs firmly in the past, yet the very need for such a term suggests otherwise.
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Because this isn't a book about fatness, despite the central plotline.
Noun
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Hydration levels directly affect the plumpness of skin.
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Get the plumpness without the needles with this ultra-hydrating moisturizer that leaves skin supple and glowy for 24 hours, per the brand.
Noun
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And the blue velvet armchair was empty but for the permanent impression of his corpulence.
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Kajumba was a laconic man, rail‑thin, with the type of largish head that suggested nature had intended him for corpulence, even as circumstance had conspired to keep him slender.
Noun
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Starting Wednesday, eligible beneficiaries can get obesity drugs through Medicare's new Bridge demonstration program for a monthly copay of just $50.
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Leyton, citing an autopsy, told WNEM that Casper O'Brien died of a heart muscle disease, with morbid obesity being a contributing factor.
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“Chunkiness.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/chunkiness. Accessed 1 Jul. 2026.
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