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

Use for overweight and obesity climbed 587% from 2019 to 2024, and non-diabetic prescriptions rose roughly 700% over four years through 2023. — Hanna Wickes, Kansas City Star, 11 Aug. 2026

Long term, that raises the risk of obesity, diabetes, depression, high blood pressure, stroke and heart disease. — Samantha Agate, Charlotte Observer, 11 Aug. 2026

Insulin revolutionized diabetes treatment while GLP-1 drugs have helped people with obesity and diabetes lose substantial weight and improve their health. — Robert Pearl, Forbes.com, 10 Aug. 2026

But Bernie says there are often other contributing factors in younger and middle-aged men beyond aging, like obesity, diabetes, sleep apnea, drug use and other medical conditions. — Will Stone, NPR, 10 Aug. 2026