lose weight

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

Example Sentences

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"She let go of her appearance and started to lose weight quite drastically."

From BBC • May 5, 2026

“It turns out people like to lose weight all around the world,” Ricks says, adding that the company is seeing “really strong numbers internationally across every geography.”

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 30, 2026

As a result of this damage, bees lose weight, become more vulnerable to disease, and have shorter lifespans.

From Science Daily • Apr. 20, 2026

The early success of Eli Lilly’s new GLP-1 pill is the latest signal that Americans are still eager for pills that can help them lose weight.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 17, 2026

Without cash to buy from the jail’s commissary, they go hungry and lose weight.

From "Enrique's Journey" by Sonia Nazario

lose weight

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