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Common collocations with overweight in American Collocation

overweight adjective

US /ˌoʊvərˈweɪt/

very

dangerously
excessively
extremely
grossly
seriously
severely
significantly
very

Figures show that one in five adults is dangerously overweight.

slightly or moderately

slightly
somewhat

He was a classic candidate for a heart attack, somewhat overweight, a smoker and a drinker.

inactive
obese
underweight
unfit

Today’s youth are getting rapidly overweight and seriously unfit.