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Definitions

chubby

[chuhb-ee] / ˈtʃʌb i /
ADJECTIVE
slightly fat
Synonyms
STRONGEST
chunky flabby plump portly pudgy stout
WEAK
ample bearish big butterball buxom fat fleshy full-figured hefty husky pleasingly plump plumpish podgy roly-poly rotund round tubby zaftig
Antonyms
STRONGEST
lean skinny slim thin

Example Sentences

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In early scenes, he has a small curved line denoting a chubby chin, which changes over time to straight lines on each cheek, narrowing his face when he is old and infirm.

From MarketWatch • Mar. 16, 2026

I was a bit chubby as a child, but I quickly became a sporty, suburban kid.

From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 18, 2025

I envisioned a chubby, beautiful woman struggling with the beauty ideal.

From Salon • Apr. 18, 2025

They are often designed by individuals with no link to TikTok - as appears to be the case with the new "chubby filter".

From BBC • Mar. 20, 2025

She’s a short, chubby woman who wears her hair curled.

From "The Manifestor Prophecy" by Angie Thomas

From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.