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

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

In Brazil, she is represented by an image of a white, skinny woman, while in Africa her image shows a corpulent woman with big milking breasts. — Cecilia Rodriguez, Forbes, 2 Mar. 2025