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⚖️ Extremely overweight ⚖️ An extremely overweight person
superobese

superobese

7.6
Having a body weight much higher than is healthy
  • adjective
  • /ˌsuːpərəʊˈbiːs/
  • Specialized
translation icon : superobeso
  • The hospital has a special program for superobese patients who need weight-loss surgery.

Examples

  • Doctors recommend different treatment plans for superobese individuals due to their higher health risks.

  • Special equipment is required to safely care for superobese people in medical settings.

  • He is superobese.

  • The doctor diagnosed him as superobese.

  • The hospital has specialized equipment to care for superobese patients during their treatment.

  • Because their health risks are significant, superobese individuals often require tailored dietary plans.

  • A nutritionist focuses on the unique challenges faced by superobese clients when designing meal programs.

Synonyms

obese
vssuperobese
126 3.8

Having too much body fat that can cause health problems

is a much higher, clinically measured level of excess body fat
overweight
vssuperobese
1 2.4

A condition of having more body fat than is healthy

is a much higher, clinically defined level indicating extreme excess body fat
superfat
vssuperobese
  • Offensive
7.9

Being very overweight

is a clinically defined extreme degree measured by very high BMI

Antonyms

underweight
8 3.1

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

How Obese

superobese
  • Specialized
7.6
obese
126 3.8
overweight
146 2.2

Surface Forms

superobese positive

Morphology

superobese = obese (transparent) = super + obese

Clear intensifying prefix 'super-' added to the adjective 'obese'; meaning 'extremely obese' is directly derived.

Etymology

Superobese joins the prefix super- 'above' and obese 'very fat', so it describes someone whose weight is far above the usual limit for obesity and who has a very high body mass index, BMI.