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Thesaurus: synonyms, antonyms, and examples

having more flesh on the body than average
fatHe's got fatter as he's got older.
overweightShe used to be overweight.
obeseMore and more children are becoming obese.
plumpHe's got rather plump since I last saw him.
chubbyLook at the baby's chubby little legs.

SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases

Animal physiology: fat or well-built
baby fat
blob
blubber
blubbery
bulky
chubbiness
chubster
dumpy
fatness
full-figured
heavyset
love handles
obesity
over-fat
overweight
paunchiness
plump
portly
pudgy
stout

obese | American Dictionary

obese
adjective
us/oʊˈbis/
extremely fat

obesity

noun[ U ]us/oʊˈbi·sɪ·t̬i/
Obesity and lack of exercise are bad for the heart.

Examples of obese

obese
Table 4 gives the birth rank of obese children in sibships of sizes 2 and 3; data for larger sibships are too meagre for consideration.
Positioning of obese patients seems more prone to set-up errors and requires online position verification.
Odds ratios apply to very obese versus controls.
Surgical treatment may be appropriate for severely obese individuals, but only after other treatment attempts have failed.
Measuring effects of weight loss on quality of life in the severely obese (abstract).
Ultrasound imaging of the fetus in the grossly obese patient can be challenging.
The abdominal wall in obese women or in patients with previous scars may make transabdominal imaging difficult.
In the obese woman, we must therefore consider the possibility for modification of risk factors in advance of a subsequent pregnancy or in early pregnancy.
This is especially true when dealing with either an obese patient or a very early pregnancy.
This group is further subdivided into obese (more than 120% ideal bodyweight) and nonobese categories.
This means that an increasing number of people are arriving at old age either overweight or obese.
Figure 4 shows that overweight or obese patients were more likely to have a field placement error of 5 mm.
The more difficult case is the obese elderly diabetic who has poor control on maximal doses of tablets and diet.
Using a simple method (glucose tolerance test) it is possible to identify the obese individuals who are particularly at risk for developing type 2 diabetes.
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