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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

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Trump's doctors declared him to be in "excellent health," after his latest check-up last week, but advised him to lose weight.

From Barron's • Jun. 3, 2026

After his annual exam, the White House released a memo on Friday from Trump's doctor, who said he was in "excellent health", but did recommend he exercise more and lose weight.

From BBC • May 30, 2026

Magkos and Stefan say the evidence should encourage people with overweight or obesity not to abandon efforts to lose weight simply because maintaining weight loss can be difficult.

From Science Daily • May 17, 2026

People who take GLP-1s regain weight four times faster than those who lose weight through lifestyle interventions, and weight regained is often mostly fat, according to a recent analysis published in the British Medical Journal.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 17, 2026

How would it know that it had to lose weight?

From "A Brief History of Time: And Other Essays" by Stephen Hawking

lose weight

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