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

About 72% of adults age 20 and older are overweight or obese, according to Centers for Disease Control and Prevention data as of August 2023. — Ty Roush, Forbes.com, 6 Aug. 2026

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