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chunky

adjective

Synonyms and Antonyms of chunky

1 having small pieces or lumps spread throughout
  • chunky peanut butter adds an interesting layer of texture when paired with jelly
Synonyms of chunky

clumpy, curdy, lumpy, nubbly, nubby
Words Related to chunky

ropy (also ropey), thick, viscous

knobbed, knobbly, knobby, lumpish

clabbered, clotted, coagulated, congealed, curdled, gelled, thickened

broken, bumpy, coarse, irregular, jagged, knotted, knotty, pebbly
Antonyms of chunky

smooth
2 being compact and broad in build and often short in stature
  • a chunky little toddler
Synonyms of chunky

dumpy, heavyset, squat, squatty, stocky, stout, stubby, stumpy, thickset
Words Related to chunky

beefy, brawny, bulky, burly, husky, sturdy, thick, thickish, weighty

chubby, corpulent, fat, fleshy, full, gross, heavy, obese, overweight, plump, portly, pudgy, roly-poly, rotund, round, tubby

paunchy, potbellied

flabby, soft
Near Antonyms of chunky

delicate, fragile, frail, puny

lean, skinny, slender, slim, spare, thin

angular, bony (also boney), gaunt, lank, lanky, rawboned, sinewy

scraggy, scrawny, slight

anorexic, cadaverous, emaciated, haggard, skeletal, wasted

spindly, twiggy, waspish, weedy, willowy, wiry
3 having or being of relatively great depth or extent from one surface to its opposite
  • a chunky piece of bread
Synonyms of chunky

fat, thick
Words Related to chunky

blockish, blocky, bulky, dense, hefty, thickish

broad, deep, wide
Near Antonyms of chunky

narrow, shallow
Antonyms of chunky

skinny, slender, slim, thin

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