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(Entry 1 of 2)
having an excess of body fat
- an overweight person who had difficulty running even a short distance
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overweight
nounSynonyms of overweight (Entry 2 of 2)
as in fat, obesity
Synonyms & Near Synonyms for overweight
- chubbiness,
- corpulence,
- fat,
- fatness,
- fleshiness,
- obesity,
- paunchiness,
- plumpness,
- portliness,
- pudginess
- breadbasket
- [slang],
- stomach,
- tummy
- bay window,
- beer belly,
- belly,
- corporation,
- gut,
- paunch,
- pot,
- potbelly
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The first known use of overweight was in 1552
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