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. Richard Schwab:

   It's a muscle which we use to talk, breathe, eat. So why should it have any fat ? Yet it's marbled with fat, we don't understand that. We don't know if the fat is partially genetic or partially related to obesity. But I think it's an important factor in treating sleep apnea.

2. Dariush Mozaffarian:

   I think it is crucial for all government agencies to formally state that there is no upper limit on fat.

3. Antonio Vidal-Puig:

   If you can increase the brown fat in obese and diabetic people then you can improve their situation.

4. Kevin Klatt:

   Oil is a really easy way to increase the energy density of a food. Things like almonds have a lot of fat, but it's easier to overeat pure oil than overeat pure almonds.

5. Andrew Taylor:

   You can’t quit food, but I wanted to get as close as possible and wondered if there was one particular food i could eat and potatoes came up best, you literally get everything you need from potatoes. Everybody knows they’ve got lots of carbs but they have enough protein and fat and potatoes are really good for fiber, vitamin C and iron.