Synonyms of obesity

obesity

noun

ō-ˈbē-sə-tē 

as in fatness

the condition of having an excess of body fat

obesity has been linked to a number of health risks, such as heart disease

Synonyms & Similar Words

• fatness
• fat
• weight
• adiposity
• corpulence
• corpulency
• chubbiness
• plumpness
• rotundity
• pudginess
• fattiness
• fleshiness
• grossness
• embonpoint
• stoutness
• portliness
• heaviness
• pursiness
• bulkiness
• huskiness
• burliness
• endomorphy
• brawniness

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• thinness
• leanness
• slenderness
• slimness
• fitness
• reediness
• svelteness
• trimness
• skinniness
• weediness
• gauntness
• scrawniness

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of obesity

Studies suggest that people with obesity have a 39% higher risk of AFib than those without. — Md Published, Verywell Health, 7 Nov. 2026

Medical records pivoted from linking symptoms from obesity to mental health factors. — Jennifer Silva, STAT, 6 Nov. 2026

Researchers enrolled 96 adults ages 18 to 45 who had obesity and had been diagnosed with type 2 diabetes within the previous six years. — Katia Hetter, CNN Money, 6 Nov. 2026

Research from Nicholas Christakis and James Fowler in the mid-2000s found that if your closest friend becomes obese, your own likelihood of obesity rises by 57%. — Chad Willardson, Forbes.com, 5 Nov. 2026