Synonyms of fleshy

fleshy

adjective

ˈfle-shē 

1

as in juicy

full of juice

fleshy apples, the kind good for making cider

Synonyms & Similar Words

• juicy
• succulent
• pulpy
• watery
• sappy

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• dry
• juiceless
• sapless
• desiccated
• dehydrated
• shriveled
• withered
• sere

2

as in plump

having an excess of body fat

the fleshy man slowly heaved himself out of his chair

Synonyms & Similar Words

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

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

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

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of fleshy

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

The owner of Aprocetu coffee, Arnoldo Guerrero, runs his farm at an elevation of around 3,000 feet in a cloud forest full of cherries (the whole, fleshy outer fruit that grow on trees). — Jennifer Leigh Parker, Forbes.com, 21 Aug. 2026

From there, the leathery red skin is easily peeled away (or popped out by squeezing from the opposite end) to reveal the fleshy white, glossy fruit that feels sort of like a grape without the peel. — Katlyn Moncada, Better Homes & Gardens, 28 July 2026

But don’t miss the point of caring so wholly in the first place — to have a human experience on this dense, fleshy plane. — Goth Shakira, Los Angeles Times, 23 July 2026