lose weight

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diet v.
reduce v.

VERB

diet

Synonyms

STRONG

fast reduce slim starve

WEAK

count calories eat sparingly fall off go without skinny down slim down tighten belt watch weight

Antonyms

WEAK

gorge indulge

VERB

reduce

Synonyms

STRONGEST

curtail cut cut down diminish dwindle knock off lessen lower pare scale down shorten slash trim weaken

STRONG

abate abridge bankrupt break cheapen chop clip contract debase deflate depreciate depress diet dilute discount drain impair impoverish moderate pauperize rebate recede ruin shave slim taper truncate

WEAK

bant cut back go on a diet mark down nutshell roll back slow down step down take off weight taper off tone down turn down wind down

Antonyms

STRONGEST

compliment develop enlarge expand extend grow increase lengthen praise prolong raise strengthen

STRONG

amplify enhance laud rise stretch upgrade

WEAK

invigorate win

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lose weight

Americans use peptides for a range of reasons, including for better sleep, to help with inflammatory conditions like ulcerative colitis or to lose weight.

From MarketWatch ● Jul. 24, 2026

"This challenges the dogma that calorie reduction is necessary to lose weight, but it also tells us that we need to have clear understanding of the mechanisms," he said.

From Science Daily ● Jul. 10, 2026

Data show that many patients lose weight initially but gain it back over time, thus making their temporary weight loss futile and potentially detrimental.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 26, 2026

Read: Why aren’t new drugs that can help you lose weight more widely used?

From MarketWatch ● Jun. 25, 2026

Lobel said that he weighed one seventy- three and Walowick said that he should lose weight.

From "Fallen Angels" by Walter Dean Myers

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