POTBELLIED Synonyms: 31 Similar and Opposite Words

potbellied

adjective

ˈpät-ˌbe-lēd

Definition of potbellied

as in plump

having a large protruding abdomen an old, potbellied cat that now needs a ramp just to get on the sofa

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Recent Examples of potbellied That’s not to say that the potbellied courthouse stooges of Norfolk County can’t rig the case. — Howie Carr, Boston Herald, 12 June 2025 What could be more luxurious than checking in without having to wade through a maze of slot machines and a cloud of cigarette smoke, dodging potbellied dudes in tank tops? — Jay McInerney, Town & Country, 18 June 2023 In one, the siblings trim a Christmas tree with doll-size versions of Madani’s bearded, potbellied men. — Calvin Tomkins, The New Yorker, 16 Jan. 2023 The Delaware Department of Agriculture is encouraging people who own potbellied pigs as pets to spay or neuter them to prevent unintended litters. — Joseph De Avila, WSJ, 18 Nov. 2022 See All Example Sentences for potbellied

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Adjective

While some cleansers can leave your skin feeling tight or dry, this tonic helps my complexion feel soft, plump, and refreshed—the perfect hydrated canvas for the rest of my morning skin-care routine.

— Sara Tan, Allure, 11 Aug. 2026
An InStyle editor’s mom swears by the Mario Badescu Super Collagen Mask for plump, firm, even skin.

— Kyra Surgent, InStyle, 7 Aug. 2026

Definition of plump

Adjective

In Arthur Penn’s 1975 neo-noir Night Moves, Griffith is Delly Grastner, a 16-year-old runaway with a little girl’s voice and a grown woman’s body—on full display in an underwater nude scene—intent on seducing Gene Hackman, 43 and paunchy.

— Lili Anolik, Vanity Fair, 12 Jan. 2026
There isn’t much room in this palette for public pools or paunchy, suburban retirees.

— Sean Williams, Outside, 27 Oct. 2025

Definition of paunchy

Adjective

With fatter paychecks, customers are rebelling against the chains that serve up shrinkflation and replace workers with broken self-checkout machines and touchscreen kiosks.

— Nathaniel Meyersohn, CNN Money, 19 Aug. 2026
In another trial, researchers with the UC San Diego School of Medicine and Case Western Reserve University are also analyzing blood from 84 adult participants with HIV and abnormal levels of body fat buildup.

— Yi-Jin Yu, ABC News, 19 Aug. 2026

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