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overweight

overweight

146 2.2
Weighing more than is healthy for a person's height
  • adjective
  • /ˌoʊvərˈweɪt/
translation icon : con sobrepeso
  • I'm also like far more overweight than you are.
  • an overweight child
  • become overweight
  • likely to be overweight

I don't see myself being unhealthy, being overweight, binge eating.

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Examples

  • And this poor guy, he was very overweight and that's what he was really struggling with.

  • School-based intervention programs appear crucial in reducing overweight and preventing childhood obesity.

    Academic text (2012)
  • And my teacher was overweight, all right.

  • And he was also quite a bit overweight, like hundreds, hundreds of pounds.

  • GRACE: Oh, honey, she is really overweight.

  • Such family feeding practices have been linked to overweight in children in previous studies.

    Academic text (2013)
  • But the reality is that most people that are overweight don't want to be overweight.

  • Nearly 100 million Americans are today, either overweight or obese.

  • Mandi Patterson describes herself as an overweight teen who is learning to value herself.

    Academic text (1997)
  • Many doctors agree that being overweight can lead to serious health problems.

Synonyms

heavy
vsoverweight
812 1.0

A thing that has a lot of weight and is hard to lift

specifies excess body fat affecting health rather than mere mass
obese
vsoverweight
126 3.8

Having too much body fat that can cause health problems

means having more fat than is healthy rather than extreme excess
paunchy
vsoverweight
3 7.4

A person with a large belly that sticks out around the middle

refers to general excess fat, not only a rounded stomach
1 5.5

Having extra fat around the waist

is broader, meaning excess body fat overall not only waist area
weighty
vsoverweight
  • Offensive
1 4.7

Having too much body fat

is about weighing more than is healthy, not necessarily very fat
fattish
vsoverweight
  • Informal
5.3

A little heavy in the body, slightly overweight

indicates a general excess weight rather than just a slight amount
superfat
vsoverweight
  • Offensive
7.9

Being very overweight

is the neutral term for health-related excess fat without slang

Antonyms

8 3.1

Very thin and below a healthy weight for their age and height

How Overweight

obese
126 3.8
overweight
146 2.2
thin
314 1.0
underweight
8 3.1

Surface Forms

overweight positive
overweighter comparative
overweightest superlative

Morphology

overweight = weight (transparent) = over + weight

Clear prefixation: 'over-' (excessive) + 'weight' gives the adjectival meaning 'excess weight'.

Etymology

Overweight combines over- ('too much') and weight ('heaviness'), so as an adjective it describes someone who is 'too heavy' for their height or health.