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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Specs AccordionItemContainerButton Minimalist and cozy are two words that come to mind when describing the Zixuan daybed, which has a clean silhouette but doesn’t feel sterile thanks to its plump pillows.

— Yelena Moroz Alpert, Architectural Digest, 2 Sep. 2026
Purchasing Fresh Corn In The Husk To pick out your fresh corn still in the husk, start by giving the ear of corn a gentle squeeze to feel for plump kernels and avoid husks with brown holes, a sign of worms.

— Lisa Cericola, Southern Living, 30 Aug. 2026

Definition of plump

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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

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What caught him by surprise was the conversation around fat-phobia that accompanied the film’s release.

— Theater Critic, Los Angeles Times, 9 Sep. 2026
The word ‘gordo’ in Spanish means fat, which brought Barca fans to attempt a funny translation of the England international’s surname from Gordon to Gros.

— Pol Ballús, New York Times, 9 Sep. 2026

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