Synonyms of obese

obese

adjective

ō-ˈbēs 

as in plump

having an excess of body fat

the basset hound was so obese that its stomach touched the floor

Synonyms & Similar Words

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

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

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

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of obese

It’s often affected by pressure changes in the abdominal cavity, particularly in pregnant or obese persons, which in turn affect urination and continence. — Scott Lafee, San Diego Union-Tribune, 21 July 2026

Novo Nordisk launches cheaper Ozempic in South Africa Danish pharmaceutical giant Novo Nordisk has launched South Africa’s first low-cost version of its weight-loss drug, in a bid to squeeze out counterfeit products in Africa’s most obese nation. — semafor.com, 20 July 2026

The phase one study is expected to begin in mid-2026 and will enroll about 20 overweight or obese adults who have not previously taken GLP-1 medicines. — Annika Kim Constantino, CNBC, 11 July 2026

The obese person once judged for lacking willpower may instead be judged for failing to comply with treatment, failing to lose enough weight, or failing to remain on medication. — Max Moser, STAT, 9 July 2026