ENDOMORPHIC Synonyms: 85 Similar and Opposite Words

endomorphic

adjective

Definition of endomorphic

as in obese

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Recent Examples of endomorphic For a mesomorphic body, rather than an endomorphic one like his. — Matthew Shen Goodman, Harpers Magazine, 19 Sep. 2025

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Adjective

In 2024, Wegovy secured FDA approval to lower the risk of cardiovascular events such as heart attack and stroke in overweight or obese adults without diabetes.

— Ken Alltucker, USA Today, 2 Sep. 2026
In addition to being arbitrary, reductionist, and biased, classifying individuals as obese or overweight based on a single number ignores many complexities about body fat.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 17 Aug. 2026

Definition of obese

Adjective

JPMorgan initiates Prelude Therapeutics as overweight The firm said the biotech company has plenty of upside.

— Michael Bloom, CNBC, 17 Sep. 2026
Donati said overweight dogs tend to have shorter lifespans than their leaner counterparts, while excess weight can also put additional strain on their joints.

— Peter Burke, FOXNews.com, 10 Sep. 2026

Definition of overweight

Adjective

How corpulent is this list of filth, vermin and bad food decisions?

— David J. Neal, Miami Herald, 28 Aug. 2026
The corpulent body, unfettered Garments on display here include the corsetry of designer Michaela Stark, who posed herself for three of the new mannequins.

— Jocelyn Noveck, Chicago Tribune, 3 May 2026

Definition of corpulent

Adjective

Groups of screaming preschoolers pass by us in the park, fists clutched tight onto their walking ropes, chubby hands waving hello or pointing to squirrels scampering in their path.

— CT Jones, Rolling Stone, 15 Sep. 2026
Gill suspected that these chubby godwits were preparing to fly non-stop from Alaska to New Zealand, where this species wintered.

— Rivka Galchen, New Yorker, 14 Sep. 2026

Definition of chubby

Adjective

In Children Playing on the Beach, 1884, two pudgy and sunburned girls dig in the sand.

— Carmen Rosenberg-Miller, Artforum, 6 Aug. 2026
As the GIs raise their guns, a pudgy hand in the backseat tears a strip of white cloth from his companion’s petticoat for the chauffeur to hang out the window.

— Alice Kaplan, The New York Review of Books, 4 Apr. 2026

Definition of pudgy

Adjective

The comedy of Gilligan’s Island often centered on the interactions between the scrawny, clueless Gilligan and the rotund, impatient skipper.

— Encyclopedia Britannica, Encyclopedia Britannica, 5 Aug. 2026
Natalia, again fearing a trap, hesitated to disembark—until the dawn light revealed the smiling face of the rotund Diego Rivera, flanked by Mexican Trotskyists and government officials.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 28 July 2026

Definition of rotund

Adjective

Smaller, groundcovering sedums like ‘Fulda Glow’ and ‘Tri-Color’ draw in the eye with their fleshy leaves that come in striking shades of green, red, white, and more.

— Lauren Landers, The Spruce, 7 Sep. 2026
In late summer or early fall, dig up the plant and divide the fleshy roots into clumps with one to three eyes.

— Mary Marlowe Leverette, Southern Living, 22 Aug. 2026

Definition of fleshy

Adjective

Disney will be marking the tubby little cubby’s 100th birthday this year with a variety of events, licensing collaboration, publishing releases and merchandise throughout the world.

— K.J. Yossman, Variety, 10 Apr. 2026
That Pete Hegseth is at the Pentagon instead of tubby Lloyd Austin.

— Howie Carr, Boston Herald, 26 Nov. 2025

Definition of tubby

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