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heavyset

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Synonyms & Antonyms of heavyset

being compact and broad in build and often short in stature

has the heavyset build of a weight lifter

Synonyms for heavyset

chunky,
dumpy,
squat,
squatty,
stocky,
stout,
stubby,
stumpy,
thickset

Words Related to heavyset

beefy,
brawny,
bulky,
burly,
husky,
sturdy,
thick,
thickish,
weighty

chubby,
corpulent,
fat,
fleshy,
full,
gross,
heavy,
obese,
overweight,
plump,
portly,
pudgy,
roly-poly,
rotund,
round,
tubby

paunchy,
potbellied

flabby,
soft

Near Antonyms for heavyset

delicate,
fragile,
frail,
puny

lean,
skinny,
slender,
slim,
spare,
thin

angular,
bony
(also boney),
gaunt,
lank,
lanky,
rawboned,
sinewy

scraggy,
scrawny,
slight

anorexic,
cadaverous,
emaciated,
haggard,
skeletal,
wasted

spindly,
twiggy,
waspish,
weedy,
willowy,
wiry

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heavy liftings

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heavyweight

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“Heavyset.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/heavyset. Accessed 18 Oct. 2021.

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The first known use of heavyset was in 1859

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