Synonyms for fat
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1. fat

   Synonyms:
   corpulent, fleshy, brawny, pursy, rich, luxuriant, portly, stout, fertile, unctuous, obese, oleaginous

   Antonyms:
   lean, slender, attenuated, emaciated, barren, poor, scant, narrowless, exsanguineous, anatomical

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1. fatnoun

   a soft greasy substance occurring in organic tissue and consisting of a mixture of lipids (mostly triglycerides)

   "pizza has too much fat"

   Synonyms:
   fatness, avoirdupois, fatty tissue, blubber, adipose tissue

   Antonyms:
   anorectic, scraggy, underweight, spindly, wasp-waisted, bony, slim, slim-waisted, anorexic, svelte, shrunken, gangling, unfruitful, twiglike, skinny, haggard, withered, slender-waisted, scarecrowish, wiry, lanky, skeletal, slender, unprofitable, spindle-shanked, twiggy, reedy, wasted, deep-eyed, slight, shrivelled, lean, emaciated, spindle-legged, wizen, rawboned, gaunt, wispy, cadaverous, reedlike, scrawny, wisplike, spare, thin, weedy, pinched, boney, shriveled, lank, hollow-eyed, stringy, trim, wizened, gangly, sunken-eyed

2. adipose tissue, fat, fatty tissuenoun

   a kind of body tissue containing stored fat that serves as a source of energy; it also cushions and insulates vital organs

   "fatty tissue protected them from the severe cold"

   Synonyms:
   avoirdupois, fatness, fatty tissue, blubber, adipose tissue

   Antonyms:
   wizened, spare, deep-eyed, twiglike, slender-waisted, gangling, pinched, reedy, spindle-legged, unfruitful, slender, anorexic, spindly, haggard, boney, wizen, slim, scrawny, skeletal, trim, wisplike, lean, shriveled, emaciated, spindle-shanked, wasp-waisted, gaunt, shrunken, slim-waisted, lanky, cadaverous, gangly, svelte, reedlike, underweight, scraggy, unprofitable, thin, lank, scarecrowish, rawboned, sunken-eyed, withered, hollow-eyed, weedy, anorectic, slight, wiry, wispy, skinny, wasted, twiggy, stringy, shrivelled, bony

3. fatness, fat, blubber, avoirdupoisadjective

   excess bodily weight

   "she disliked fatness in herself as well as in others"

   Synonyms:
   avoirdupois, fatness, fatty tissue, avoirdupois weight, blubber, adipose tissue

   Antonyms:
   skeletal, wispy, spare, wasted, wisplike, scarecrowish, thin, lean, wizened, twiggy, gaunt, spindly, deep-eyed, scrawny, lank, unfruitful, twiglike, stringy, spindle-legged, wiry, slight, reedy, trim, shrunken, slender, wasp-waisted, gangly, shriveled, rawboned, bony, scraggy, reedlike, unprofitable, weedy, hollow-eyed, lanky, shrivelled, withered, skinny, emaciated, gangling, anorexic, slender-waisted, wizen, haggard, boney, spindle-shanked, slim-waisted, svelte, slim, pinched, sunken-eyed, cadaverous, anorectic, underweight

4. fatadjective

   having an (over)abundance of flesh

   "he hadn't remembered how fat she was"

   Synonyms:
   fatty, productive, juicy, rich, fertile

   Antonyms:
   spindly, reedlike, gangling, scraggy, boney, withered, thin, scarecrowish, wispy, twiglike, unprofitable, wisplike, shriveled, gaunt, unfruitful, slender-waisted, haggard, deep-eyed, bony, spindle-legged, slender, pinched, wizened, skeletal, gangly, spindle-shanked, underweight, lanky, hollow-eyed, lank, sunken-eyed, slim, wasted, slight, spare, shrunken, twiggy, scrawny, lean, anorexic, rawboned, anorectic, wizen, trim, weedy, cadaverous, wasp-waisted, stringy, svelte, reedy, shrivelled, emaciated, wiry, skinny, slim-waisted

5. fatadjective

   having a relatively large diameter

   "a fat rope"

   Synonyms:
   fatty, productive, juicy, rich, fertile

   Antonyms:
   lank, spindle-legged, wizened, stringy, skinny, weedy, reedy, skeletal, emaciated, shriveled, spindly, gaunt, scrawny, thin, wisplike, unfruitful, wizen, deep-eyed, withered, haggard, unprofitable, wiry, gangly, cadaverous, trim, wispy, slim-waisted, twiglike, scraggy, pinched, lean, anorexic, hollow-eyed, shrivelled, spindle-shanked, sunken-eyed, spare, gangling, scarecrowish, twiggy, underweight, reedlike, slender, shrunken, boney, svelte, lanky, wasp-waisted, rawboned, slight, wasted, bony, slender-waisted, slim, anorectic

6. fatty, fatadjective

   containing or composed of fat

   "fatty food"; "fat tissue"

   Synonyms:
   fatty, productive, juicy, rich, fertile

   Antonyms:
   gangling, wasted, scrawny, spare, slim-waisted, wispy, shrivelled, spindly, spindle-shanked, gangly, skinny, withered, cadaverous, wiry, thin, boney, underweight, lanky, twiglike, reedy, slim, scraggy, slender-waisted, sunken-eyed, gaunt, emaciated, stringy, unprofitable, shriveled, reedlike, shrunken, trim, weedy, scarecrowish, wasp-waisted, wizened, slender, lean, anorectic, rawboned, skeletal, hollow-eyed, spindle-legged, anorexic, twiggy, deep-eyed, bony, lank, unfruitful, svelte, pinched, haggard, slight, wisplike, wizen

7. fat, juicyadjective

   lucrative

   "a juicy contract"; "a nice fat job"

   Synonyms:
   red-hot, fatty, voluptuous, gamy, juicy, fertile, blue, racy, risque, luscious, naughty, gamey, productive, rich, spicy, toothsome

   Antonyms:
   spindle-legged, wasted, cadaverous, gangly, wispy, scraggy, slender-waisted, deep-eyed, hollow-eyed, anorectic, slim, weedy, scarecrowish, haggard, wiry, spindly, unfruitful, withered, bony, reedlike, reedy, lank, slight, wisplike, shrivelled, gangling, skinny, anorexic, twiglike, scrawny, emaciated, gaunt, twiggy, lean, shriveled, boney, lanky, rawboned, spindle-shanked, svelte, slender, thin, wizen, unprofitable, wasp-waisted, underweight, spare, skeletal, slim-waisted, wizened, trim, stringy, shrunken, pinched, sunken-eyed

8. fat, fertile, productive, richverb

   marked by great fruitfulness

   "fertile farmland"; "a fat land"; "a productive vineyard"; "rich soil"

   Synonyms:
   fecund, fatty, generative, robust, full-bodied, juicy, copious, fertile, deep, plentiful, racy, productive, ample, rich, prolific, plenteous

   Antonyms:
   reedlike, wizen, spindle-legged, underweight, slight, spindly, twiglike, slender, scarecrowish, rawboned, thin, slim, unfruitful, hollow-eyed, trim, skeletal, emaciated, wasp-waisted, reedy, boney, wispy, slender-waisted, scrawny, shrunken, pinched, scraggy, gangling, sunken-eyed, gangly, anorectic, haggard, anorexic, slim-waisted, lanky, weedy, cadaverous, unprofitable, wiry, wizened, lean, stringy, shriveled, shrivelled, withered, spare, spindle-shanked, lank, skinny, twiggy, bony, wasted, gaunt, svelte, wisplike, deep-eyed

9. fatten, fat, flesh out, fill out, plump, plump out, fatten out, fatten upverb

   make fat or plump

   "We will plump out that poor starving child"

   Synonyms:
   elaborate, round out, plank, fill in, expound, lucubrate, fatten, plump down, exposit, plop, go, make out, plunk, fill out, plump, eke out, fatten up, plummet, plunk down, expatiate, plonk, expand, fatten out, complete, flesh out, dilate, plump out, enlarge, pad, flump, round

   Antonyms:
   gaunt, stringy, gangly, wisplike, twiglike, withered, slender, deep-eyed, slim, trim, reedy, anorectic, gangling, reedlike, slight, weedy, unprofitable, hollow-eyed, pinched, twiggy, lank, shrunken, spindly, skinny, scarecrowish, spindle-shanked, slim-waisted, wizen, thin, scrawny, sunken-eyed, wasted, rawboned, unfruitful, cadaverous, wasp-waisted, boney, haggard, emaciated, shriveled, scraggy, wiry, underweight, bony, anorexic, wispy, spare, svelte, lean, skeletal, lanky, slender-waisted, shrivelled, spindle-legged, wizened

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1. plump

   yo mama's so plump, she be bigger than the internet itself.

   Submitted by anonymous on December 17, 2019  

2. thick

   any ester of fatty acids, or a mixture of such compounds; most commonly those that occur in living beings or in food.

   her tummy was thick.

   Submitted by anonymous on February 23, 2021  

3. motaadjective

   mota is an urdu word for fat

   you are mota

   Submitted by Iamfat on February 9, 2024  

4. big chungus

   fatty bum

   Submitted by anonymous on February 24, 2020  

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1. fatadjective

   Synonyms:
   oleaginous, unctuous, adipose, oily, greasy, fatty

2. fatadjective

   Synonyms:
   plump, fleshy, corpulent, obese, portly, pursy, not lean, not slender

3. fatadjective

   Synonyms:
   coarse, heavy, dull, sluggish, stupid, fat-witted

4. fatadjective

   Synonyms:
   rich, profitable, lucrative

5. fatadjective

   Synonyms:
   fertile, fruitful, productive, not barren

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1. fatadjective

   Synonyms:
   fleshy, plump, corpulent, obese, portly, pursy, burly, chubby, pampered, gross, squab, stout, pudgy, adipose, fertile, productive, lucrative, remunerative, profitable

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1. List of paraphrases for "fat":

   fats, grease, fatty, lipides, gras, lipids, lipid, adipose, big, blubber, graisse, grasse, bold, greasy, tallow, butterfat, large, gros, grosse, obese, feta, bolded, bigeye, oily, buddha, waxen, adiposity, barrel, lard

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1. Ahmedin Jemal:

   Younger generations are experiencing earlier and longer-lasting exposure to excess fat and to obesity-related health conditions that can increase cancer risk.

2. Kara Landau:

   Instead, it is fermented by the beneficial bacteria living in the gut. This fermentation process releases byproducts that improve the body’s insulin response, which help to prevent fat stored around the abdomen. Abdominal fat is highly correlated with diabetes, and a waist circumference larger than 35 inches in women and 40 inches in men is a risk factor for heart disease.

3. John Wass:

   There is good evidence that saturated fat increases cholesterol and problems with arterial disease, what is needed is a balanced diet, regular physical activity and a normal healthy weight.

4. Barry Popkin:

   Fat cells are living cells, and as soon as Steven Nissen start to accumulate them, they're essentially impacting Steven Nissen immune system negatively, from the word go, they're inflamed.

5. Devin Cunningham:

   Actually I bulked up from 156 to 172 pounds and cut down to 146 pounds at 8 percent to 9 percent body fat.