FLABBY Synonyms: 59 Similar and Opposite Words

flabby

adjective

ˈfla-bē

Definition of flabby

as in soft

giving easily to the touch his daughter playfully poked at his flabby belly

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Recent Examples of flabby Looking to get rid of love handles or flabby thighs? — Cindy Krischer Goodman, Sun Sentinel, 5 Mar. 2026 Pizza Though most college students would disagree, microwaving transforms pizza into flabby wedges with rubbery crusts. — Anne Wolf, Martha Stewart, 18 Feb. 2026 The mattress first, a mattress from time immemorial that proved to be unbelievably heavy, flabby, and seemingly filled with sand. — Literary Hub, 19 Sep. 2025 Gyms and exercise equipment companies don’t promote their locations and equipment with flabby, lumbering people, rather their ads show fit, upright, energetic individuals. — John Tamny, Forbes.com, 17 Sep. 2025 See All Example Sentences for flabby

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Adjective

The researchers aim to combine the flexibility of soft robots with the reconfigurability of modular robotic systems.

— Jijo Malayil, Interesting Engineering, 12 Nov. 2026
Every room includes complimentary daily use of a beach chair, soft top surfboard, or boogie board (subject to availability).

— Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 12 Nov. 2026

Definition of soft

Adjective

After just a few generations, the foxes began to look and act more domesticated, with floppy ears, curly tails and an eagerness for human attention and love.

— Mary Randolph, Scientific American, 6 Nov. 2026
The floppy chains bend and stretch to reach nearby partners as opposite charges attract.

— Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 2 Nov. 2026

Definition of floppy

Adjective

Overton seizes on the figure of the Romantic Marxist as a historical type, aiming to replace a ‘mushy reverence’ for Berger among the British left with a more concrete case for his significance.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 12 Nov. 2026
Skip soft sandwich bread, which can turn mushy once the broth goes in.

— Victoria Granof, Bon Appetit Magazine, 2 Nov. 2026

Definition of mushy

Adjective

On their birthdays, Dougherty children are showered with expensive electronics and shopping sprees with squishy toys and sports gear.

— Rebecca Jennings, Vulture, 12 Nov. 2026
Parents searching for a specific model of toy (or, more likely, squishy), now is the time to buy.

— Sophia Beams, Better Homes & Gardens, 31 Oct. 2026

Definition of squishy

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