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stocky

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Synonyms & Antonyms of stocky

being compact and broad in build and often short in stature

the stocky boxer's strength and speed more than make up for his opponent's longer reach

Synonyms for stocky

chunky,
dumpy,
heavyset,
squat,
squatty,
stout,
stubby,
stumpy,
thickset

Words Related to stocky

beefy,
brawny,
bulky,
burly,
husky,
sturdy,
thick,
thickish,
weighty

chubby,
corpulent,
fat,
fleshy,
full,
gross,
heavy,
obese,
overweight,
plump,
portly,
pudgy,
roly-poly,
rotund,
round,
tubby

paunchy,
potbellied

flabby,
soft

Near Antonyms for stocky

delicate,
fragile,
frail,
puny

lean,
skinny,
slender,
slim,
spare,
thin

angular,
bony
(also boney),
gaunt,
lank,
lanky,
rawboned,
sinewy

scraggy,
scrawny,
slight

anorexic,
cadaverous,
emaciated,
haggard,
skeletal,
wasted

spindly,
twiggy,
waspish,
weedy,
willowy,
wiry

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“Stocky.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/stocky. Accessed 21 Oct. 2021.

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The first known use of stocky was in 1622

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