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. Marissa Jaret Winokur:

   Even though I didn’t win the competition, I won that round, i feel like everyone was like she fell off the statue and then that little fat girl spun around in a circle and bowled her a** off.

2. Tamara Duker Freuman:

   People will say,' I'm bloated,' but what they really mean is that they have gained belly fat.

3. Richard Isaacson:

   Based on emerging data from studies like this, we are now able to clarify sex differences in dementia risk, combining these findings with my clinical experience, I have seen greater impact on visceral fat on memory function in women, likely mediated by metabolic pathways.

4. Arika Hoscheit:

   Other studies, on the other hand, have shown increased LDL levels in those following a keto diet, so heart health remains a concern, some theorize that the increased LDL levels are at least in part explained by rapid weight loss causing cholesterol to be mobilized as fat cells shrink.

5. Ted Cruz:

   It is an example of the Washington cartel, it's making politicians fat and happy, but it's picking a handful of favorite corporate winners and making the American people, the taxpayers and the consumers, the losers.