Synonyms for obese
oʊˈbisobese

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1. corpulent, obese, weighty, rotundadjective

   excessively fat

   "a weighty man"

   Synonyms:
   pear-shaped, heavy, corpulent, round, weighty, rotund, orotund, grave, telling, grievous, cogent

   Antonyms:
   thin, lean

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1. very fat

   extremely large in size.

   Submitted by anonymous on December 17, 2019  

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1. obeseadjective

   Synonyms:
   fat, fleshy, corpulent, stout, plump, portly, bouncing

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1. List of paraphrases for "obese":

   obesity, feta, bigeye, overweight, fat, obesity-related

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1. Natan Bar-Chama:

   Sperm DNA from obese or marijuana-exposed animal models and men demonstrate alterations that are transferred to the progeny and can result in increased risk for cancer, effects on behavior, birth defects and overall long-term health repercussions, men need to appreciate that their lifestyle behaviors may not only affect their ability to initiate a healthy pregnancy but, just as importantly, affect the future well-being of their child -- something that has clear lifelong repercussions and that should be seriously considered prior to initialing fatherhood.

2. Rebecca Siegel:

   Anecdotally, in conferences that I’ve attended, that is the word on the street: that most of these patients are very healthy. They’re not obese; they’re very active, we know that excess weight increases your risk, and we know that we’ve had a big increase in body weight in this country.

3. Anoop Misra:

   Metformin could be especially useful in people who are unable to follow diet and exercise strictly, who are obese, have polycystic ovarian disease, or can not walk or exercise due to physical infirmity, it is a low cost drug, and could be useful in underprivileged populations also.

4. Lisa Stollman:

   We know people are overweight or obese are at much higher risk for heart disease, type 2 diabetes and many types of cancer -- and we can't ignore that.

5. George Chang:

   A patient who is obese will be at higher risk for complications and often times more severe complications from surgery than someone at an optimal weight.