Synonyms for overweight
ˈoʊ vərˈweɪt; ˈoʊ vərˌweɪt; ˌoʊ vərˈweɪtover·weight

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1. overweightnoun

   Antonyms:
   underweight

2. overweightadjective

   heavier than what is generally considered healthy for a given body type and height.

   Antonyms:
   underweight

3. overweightadjective

   Synonyms:
   morbidly obese, clinically obese, super obese, obese, fat

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1. corpulence, overweight, stoutness, adiposisadjective

   the property of excessive fatness

   Synonyms:
   corpulence, adiposis, stalwartness, stoutness

   Antonyms:
   lean, thin

2. fleshy, heavy, overweightadjective

   usually describes a large person who is fat but has a large frame to carry it

   Synonyms:
   laboured, sullen, laborious, heavy, toilsome, intemperate, sound, wakeless, dense, grueling, with child(p), threatening, grave, profound, sarcoid, cloggy, heavy(a), large(p), clayey, enceinte, grievous, fleshy, weighed down, hard, weighty, impenetrable, gruelling, expectant, lumbering, ponderous, backbreaking, sonorous, great(p), arduous, operose, heavy(p), big(a), labored, punishing, gravid, big(p), lowering, leaden

   Antonyms:
   thin, lean

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1. overweightnoun

   Synonyms:
   preponderance

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1. List of paraphrases for "overweight":

   overweight-, obese, obesity, over-weight, bulge, girth

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1. Emmanuela Gakidou:

   One third of the world is either overweight or obese right now.

2. Jonathon Maguire:

   And what this study emphasizes is that around two cups is a nice balance between linear growth in terms of stature and avoiding problems like obesity and overweight.

3. Elliot Richard Haut:

   For someone who’s a little overweight, there might be a little bit of an added risk, but as you get very severely obese or morbidly obese, the risk becomes even higher.

4. Sarah Lowe:

   An obese or overweight patient who presents to a cancer center may have been 50 pounds heavier four months ago, The fact that they are still overweight or obese may visually camouflage their compromised nutrition status, but they are still likely nutritionally depleted and at risk for continued significant weight loss.

5. Ohio State University:

   We know that smoking, alcohol, lack of physical activity, being overweight or obese, increased consumption of red meat – so basically, dietary factors and environmental and lifestyle factors – are likely playing a big role, there are also some other factors, such as the growing incidence of inflammatory bowel disease, that may also be playing a role, and I think the biggest factors is most likely the diet, the lifestyle and the environmental factors.