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fat

[fat] / fæt /
ADJECTIVE
overweight
Synonyms
STRONGEST
big bulging bulky chunky heavy hefty inflated large meaty obese plump well-fed
STRONG
broad distended husky lard roly-poly solid stout swollen
WEAK
beefy brawny burly corpulent elephantine fleshy gargantuan heavyset oversize paunchy plumpish ponderous porcine portly potbellied pudgy rotund thickset weighty
Antonyms
STRONGEST
skinny slight thin
WEAK
lean slender slim
ADJECTIVE
containing an oily substance
Synonyms
STRONGEST
fatty greasy
WEAK
adipose fatlike oleaginous suety unctuous
ADJECTIVE
productive, rich
Synonyms
STRONGEST
lucrative
STRONG
affluent flourishing good lush thriving
WEAK
cushy fertile fruitful profitable prosperous remunerative
Antonyms
STRONG
failing languishing
WEAK
impoverished lean poor unproductive
NOUN
adipose tissue
Synonyms
STRONGEST
flesh
STRONG
blubber cellulite excess flab overabundance paunch suet surplus tallow

Example Sentences

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At first glance, it might seem logical that without HSL, fat would build up since the body would struggle to access its stored energy.

From Science Daily • Apr. 30, 2026

US President Donald Trump said Thursday he wasn't keen on wearing a bulletproof vest despite multiple alleged assassination attempts -- as he is worried it may make him look fat.

From Barron's • Apr. 30, 2026

Extra fat tissue is thought to alter hormones in the body, such as insulin, which can affect the risk of cancer.

From BBC • Apr. 28, 2026

When “The Devil Wears Prada” first opened in theaters in 2006, magazines like Vogue were fat with ads, famed for their lavish staff expense reports and considered bibles of the fashion world.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 28, 2026

Then hundreds more workers arrived, some of them with ropes, animal fat, water, and oxen.

From "The (Mostly) True Story of Cleopatra's Needle" by Dan Gutman

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