Synonyms of corpulent

corpulent

adjective

ˈkȯr-pyə-lənt 

as in plump

having an excess of body fat

a corpulent, elegantly dressed opera singer came out and sang, and we knew it was over

Synonyms & Similar Words

• plump
• fat
• round
• full
• rotund
• obese
• pudgy
• chubby
• overweight
• stout
• portly
• tubby
• thick
• fleshy
• husky
• gross
• blubbery
• lardy
• podgy
• heavy
• replete
• ripe
• roly-poly
• stocky
• heavyset
• beefy
• thickset
• bulky
• burly
• paunchy
• soft
• squat
• brawny
• chunky
• potbellied
• dumpy
• flabby
• stubby
• plumpish
• weighty
• buxom
• hefty
• ample
• zaftig
• hippy
• endomorphic
• corn-fed

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• slender
• thin
• skinny
• lean
• bony
• slim
• angular
• gaunt
• lanky
• spare
• sinewy
• skeletal
• lank
• rawboned
• haggard
• cadaverous
• emaciated
• scrawny
• puny
• pinched
• wasted
• slight
• weedy
• scraggy
• svelte
• willowy
• stringy
• spindly
• rangy
• reedy
• waspish
• twiggy
• anorexic
• sylphlike
• ectomorphic
• spindling

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of corpulent

Snug bucket seats challenge corpulent occupants, but look fantastic, as does the expanse of quilted leather that covers the parcel shelf behind the driver and passenger. — Robert Ross, Robb Report, 16 Feb. 2026

On the other side, the Reverend Al Sharpton, a corpulent, demagogic presence, took up the victims’ cause, and was seen by some as a radical, and by almost everyone as an opportunist. — Adam Gopnik, New Yorker, 12 Jan. 2026

Their former owner must have been a tall, corpulent man; otherwise there was no explaining the difference between the wearer and the worn. — Literary Hub, 9 Dec. 2025

He's described in Fire & Blood as clever, well-spoken, and corpulent. — Nick Romano, EW.com, 31 Mar. 2025