Synonyms and antonyms of Fat in British Thesaurus

fat (adjective)

a person or animal that is fat has too much flesh on their body and weighs too much. It is not polite to call someone fat

overweight (adjective)

heavier than you should be

obese (adjective)

too fat, in a way that is dangerous for your health

plump (adjective)

slightly fat, in a pleasant way. This word is often used to avoid saying fat, which is not considered polite

ample (adjective)

used for referring in a positive or humorous way to someone’s body, or a part of it, that is large

chubby (adjective)

informal slightly fat, in the way a healthy baby or young child is

tubby (adjective)

informal slightly fat

big (adjective)

a big person is tall and heavy, and often fat

stout (adjective)

slightly fat. This word is less rude than ‘fat’

buxom (adjective)

a buxom woman is rather fat in an attractive way, with large breasts

a full/fuller figure ()

a polite way of talking about the body of a large woman

be carrying five stone/a few pounds/a little bit etc ()

to weigh more than you should by a particular amount

blowsy ()

another spelling of blowzy

blowzy (adjective)

a blowzy person looks untidy and is often rather fat

burly (adjective)

a burly man is fat and strong

cherubic (adjective)

mainly literary attractive in the natural and slightly fat way of a small child or baby

chunky (adjective)

a chunky person is short and wide and sometimes fat

corpulent (adjective)

mainly literary fat

dumpy (adjective)

informal short and fat

Falstaffian (adjective)

a Falstaffian person is fat, laughs a lot, drinks and eats too much, and is generally liked by other people

fleshy (adjective)

covered with more than the usual amount of flesh

lumpish (adjective)

fairly fat and not graceful

meaty (adjective)

informal big, and with a lot of fat or muscle

plump (adjective)

large and round in an attractive way

podgy (adjective)

Britishinformal fat. This word is less unkind than ‘fat’

porky (adjective)

informal fat

portly (adjective)

a portly person is fairly fat

potbellied (adjective)

a potbellied person has a large stomach that sticks out

pudgy (adjective)

rather fat

roly-poly (adjective)

informal someone who is roly-poly is short and fat

rotund (adjective)

formal round and fat

squat (adjective)

used about someone who is short and rather fat

well-fed (adjective)

a well-fed person has had a lot to eat, either at one meal or over a long period of time. This word is sometimes used for saying that the person is fat or rich