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adjective

ˌō-vər-ˈwāt How to pronounce overweight (audio)
Definition of overweightnext
as in plump
having an excess of body fat an overweight person who had difficulty running even a short distance

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overweight

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noun

as in obesity

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Recent Examples of overweight
Adjective
And the reasons may be rooted as much in Southerners’ attitudes about being overweight as in their diets and exercise patterns. — Aj Willingham, AJC.com, 30 July 2026 In the week before the crash, the plane flew a total of six flights that were overweight, investigators said. — Aaron Cooper, CNN Money, 30 July 2026
Noun
The bank downgraded the retail name to equal weight from overweight. — Liz Napolitano, CNBC, 11 Aug. 2026 See All Example Sentences for overweight
Recent Examples of Synonyms for overweight
  1. plump
  2. obesity
  3. fat
  4. fatness
  5. obese
  6. corpulence
  7. round
Adjective
  • An InStyle editor’s mom swears by the Mario Badescu Super Collagen Mask for plump, firm, even skin.
    — Kyra Surgent, InStyle, 7 Aug. 2026
  • Where Raphael’s infant Christ is plump, acquiescent, docile, Cassatt’s children squirm, resist, and ignore authority.
    — Carmen Rosenberg-Miller, Artforum, 6 Aug. 2026
Definition of plump
Noun
  • Studies have linked regular bean consumption with a lower risk of chronic diseases, including heart disease, type 2 diabetes and obesity, which may contribute to a longer life expectancy.
    — Teresa Mull, FOXNews.com, 6 Aug. 2026
  • Analysts viewed that experimental medicine, ziltivekimab, as a key opportunity for Novo to expand its cardiovascular portfolio and reduce reliance on its obesity and diabetes medicines.
    — Annika Kim Constantino, CNBC, 6 Aug. 2026
Definition of obesity
Adjective
  • This indoor cat formula is lower in calories and fat than its kitten food.
    — BestReviews, Mercury News, 13 Aug. 2026
  • However, for other mobile carriers and their prospective investors, their collective moats don’t seem anywhere near defensive enough to justify a fat valuation metric.
    — Clem Chambers, Forbes.com, 10 Aug. 2026
Definition of fat
Noun
  • The phrase assumes that fatness belongs firmly in the past, yet the very need for such a term suggests otherwise.
    — Virgie Tovar, Forbes.com, 14 June 2026
  • Because this isn't a book about fatness, despite the central plotline.
    — Lizz Schumer, PEOPLE, 13 Apr. 2026
Definition of fatness
Adjective
  • Marmots, on the other hand, double or triple their mass and get obese without getting sick.
    — Maddie Rhodes, USA Today, 11 Aug. 2026
  • 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
Definition of obese
Noun
  • And the blue velvet armchair was empty but for the permanent impression of his corpulence.
    — Kate Crane, Rolling Stone, 2 Apr. 2026
  • Kajumba was a laconic man, rail‑thin, with the type of largish head that suggested nature had intended him for corpulence, even as circumstance had conspired to keep him slender.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 22 Jan. 2026
Definition of corpulence
Adjective
  • The trail is a steep 6-mile round-trip hike in Los Padres National Forest, offering sweeping panoramic views of the Pacific Ocean.
    — Paul Rogers, Mercury News, 10 Aug. 2026
  • Entering play in round four at the 2026 Wyndham Championship, Beau Hossler leads with a score of -16.
    — Data Skrive, New York Times, 9 Aug. 2026
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