fatter

ADJECTIVE

overweight

Synonyms

STRONGEST

big bulging bulky chunky heavy hefty large meaty obese plump

STRONG

broad bull distended husky lard roly-poly solid stout swollen

WEAK

beefy brawny burly corpulent dumpy elephantine fleshy gargantuan heavyset oversize paunchy plumpish ponderous porcine portly potbellied pudgy rotund thickset weighty whalelike

Antonyms

STRONGEST

insignificant little miniature skinny slight small thin tiny unimportant

STRONG

soft

WEAK

impoverished lean poor slender slim unproductive

ADJECTIVE

containing an oily substance

Synonyms

STRONGEST

fatty greasy

WEAK

adipose fatlike oleaginous suety unctuous

Antonyms

WEAK

impoverished lean poor skinny slender slight slim thin unproductive

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 skinny slender slight slim thin unproductive

Example Sentences

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Boosting isn’t a solution, but it is an equalizer, reminding upper management that a different title and fatter salary don’t exempt them from compassion, inside or outside the store.

From Salon • May 22, 2026

Shares in Springer Nature SPG 6.91%increase; green up pointing triangle climbed after the academic publisher said it expects further sales growth and fatter profit margins this year.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 17, 2026

With fatter profit margins from AI, earnings can grow 14% annually through 2027.

From Barron's • Mar. 10, 2026

Researchers weighed and measured 770 adults in Svalbard between 1992 and 2019 and found that bears had become significantly fatter.

From BBC • Jan. 29, 2026

So he made more swords and he grew fatter and the years went by.

From "The Princess Bride" by William Goldman