Someone who is overweight weighs more than is considered healthy or attractive.
Being even moderately overweight increases your risk of developing high blood pressure.
Not all overweight people are compulsive eaters.
fat
Synonyms: fat, heavy, stout, huge More Synonyms of overweight
overweight in British English
adjective (ˌəʊvəˈweɪt)
1.
weighing more than is usual, allowed, or healthy
2. finance
a.
having a higher proportion of one's investments in a particular sector of the market than the size of that sector relative to the total market would suggest: portfolio managers are currently overweight in bonds
b.
(of a fund etc) invested disproportionately in this way
noun (ˈəʊvəˌweɪt)
3.
extra or excess weight
4. archaic
greater importance or effect
verb (ˌəʊvəˈweɪt)(transitive)
5.
to give too much emphasis or consideration to
6.
to add too much weight to
7.
to weigh down
overweight in American English
(ˈoʊvərˌweɪt; for adj., also, & for v., usually, ˌ oʊvərˈweɪt)
noun
1.
more weight than is needed, desired, or allowed; extra or surplus weight
adjective
2.
above the normal, desirable, or allowed weight
verb transitive
3.
overweigh
Examples of 'overweight' in a sentence
overweight
Two in three adults are now overweight or obese.
The Sun (2016)
Some health chiefs ban overweight patients going under the knife until they have slimmed.
The Sun (2017)
Yet half are overweight when expecting.
The Sun (2016)
In a world of sleek Nordic blondes, she is dark and slightly overweight.
Times, Sunday Times (2017)
MILLIONS of obese and overweight Britons may soon be given a graphic insight into exactly how fat is invading their bodies.
Times, Sunday Times (2017)
I was a stone, a stone and a half, overweight.
Times, Sunday Times (2016)
There are no excuses for being overweight or obese.
The Sun (2014)
One treatment for seriously overweight patients is gastric band surgery.
The Sun (2013)
You also increase the risk of being overweight.
Times, Sunday Times (2007)
She called for better testing of overweight people.
The Sun (2009)
Each episode will feature one overweight and one underweight youngster.
The Sun (2011)
An overweight person puts much more stress on their heart as well as their bones and joints.
Wallace, Louise M & Bundy, Christine Coping with Angina (1990)
Anyone slightly overweight for their height will be able to buy it.
The Sun (2009)
More than half of the adult population is now overweight or obese.
Times, Sunday Times (2010)
More specialist teams were needed to treat overweight patients.
Times, Sunday Times (2013)
Most at risk are the overweight and those who lack exercise.
Times, Sunday Times (2013)
And he planned to set up an organisation to help other overweight people get in shape.
The Sun (2015)
Don't mention this if your better half is overweight.
Times, Sunday Times (2012)
He was a heavy man, overweight but strong and tough.
Charles Glass The Tribes Triumphant (2006)
The first thing it does is decide whether you are ideal, overweight or obese.
Times, Sunday Times (2008)
It would just be so much easier if he was middle-aged, overweight and losing his hair.
The Sun (2008)
In other languages
overweight
British English: overweight /ˌəʊvəˈweɪt/ ADJECTIVE
Someone who is overweight weighs more than is considered healthy or attractive.
American English: overweight
Arabic: زَائِدُ الْوَزْنَ
Brazilian Portuguese: obeso
Chinese: 超重的
Croatian: pretežak
Czech: nadváha
Danish: overvægtig
Dutch: te zwaar
European Spanish: demasiado gordo
Finnish: ylipainoinen
French: trop gros
German: übergewichtig
Greek: υπέρβαρος
Italian: sovrappeso
Japanese: 太りすぎの
Korean: 중량 초과의
Norwegian: overvektig
Polish: z nadwagą
European Portuguese: obeso
Romanian: supraponderal
Russian: весящий больше нормы
Latin American Spanish: demasiado gordo
Swedish: överviktig
Thai: ที่มีน้ำหนักมากเกินไป
Turkish: aşırı kilolu
Ukrainian: що важить понад норму
Vietnamese: béo phì
Chinese translation of 'overweight'
overweight
(əuvəˈweɪt)
adj
[person]超重的 (chāozhòng de)
see usage note
fat
(adjective)
Definition
(of a person) weighing more than is healthy
Being overweight increases your risk of developing high blood presssure.
Synonyms
fat
I can eat what I like without getting fat.
heavy
He was short and heavy.
stout
The film features Poirot, a stout detective with an elegant moustache.
huge
massive
a massive steam boat
solid
gross
The cat was gross from overfeeding.
hefty
The gritty foursome took turns shouldering the hefty load every five minutes.
ample
plump
He was walking a plump puppy down the street.
bulky
a bulky man with balding hair
chunky
chubby
Do you think I'm too chubby?
obese
Obese people tend to have higher blood pressure than lean ones.
fleshy
He was well-built, but too fleshy.
beefy (informal)
The place was packed with beefy ex-footballers.
tubby (informal)
My cat is tubby, so the vet recommended more exercise.
portly
a portly middle-aged man
outsize
An outsize teddy bear sat on the bed.
buxom
roly-poly
a short roly-poly man
rotund
A rotund gentleman appeared.
podgy
a blond, slightly podgy youngster
corpulent
His rather corpulent figure betrayed his self-indulgent lifestyle.
elephantine
His legs were elephantine.
well-padded (informal)
well-upholstered (informal)
broad in the beam (informal)
on the plump side
Opposites
thin
,
lean
,
pinched
,
skinny
,
gaunt
,
emaciated
,
underweight
,
scrawny
,
scraggy
Additional synonyms
in the sense of beefy
Definition
muscular
The place was packed with beefy ex-footballers.
Synonyms
brawny,
strong,
powerful,
athletic,
strapping,
robust,
hefty (informal),
muscular,
swole (slang),
hench (informal),
sturdy,
stalwart,
bulky,
burly,
stocky,
hulking,
well-built,
herculean,
sinewy,
thickset
in the sense of bulky
Definition
very large and massive, esp. so as to be unwieldy
a bulky man with balding hair
Synonyms
large,
big,
huge,
heavy,
massive,
enormous,
substantial,
immense,
mega (slang),
very large,
mammoth,
colossal,
cumbersome,
weighty,
hulking,
unwieldy,
ponderous,
voluminous,
unmanageable,
elephantine,
massy,
ginormous (informal),
humongous or humungous (informal)
in the sense of chubby
Definition
plump and round
Do you think I'm too chubby?
Synonyms
plump,
stout,
fleshy,
tubby,
flabby,
portly,
buxom,
roly-poly,
rotund,
round,
podgy
Synonyms of 'overweight'
overweight
Explore 'overweight' in the dictionary
Additional synonyms
in the sense of corpulent
Definition
fat or plump
His rather corpulent figure betrayed his self-indulgent lifestyle.
Synonyms
fat,
large,
overweight,
plump,
stout,
bulky,
burly,
obese,
fleshy,
beefy (informal),
tubby,
portly,
roly-poly,
rotund,
well-padded,
fattish,
podgy,
gross
in the sense of elephantine
Definition
like an elephant, esp. in being huge, clumsy, or ponderous
His legs were elephantine.
Synonyms
massive,
great,
huge,
heavy,
giant,
enormous,
immense,
lumbering,
gigantic,
monstrous,
mammoth,
bulky,
colossal,
weighty,
hulking,
laborious,
ponderous,
gargantuan,
humongous or humungous (informal)
in the sense of fleshy
Definition
plump
He was well-built, but too fleshy.
Synonyms
plump,
fat,
chubby,
obese,
hefty,
overweight,
ample,
stout,
chunky,
meaty,
beefy (informal),
tubby,
podgy,
brawny,
corpulent,
well-padded
in the sense of gross
Definition
repulsively fat
The cat was gross from overfeeding.
Synonyms
fat,
obese,
overweight,
great,
big,
large,
heavy,
massive,
dense,
bulky,
hulking,
corpulent,
lumpish
in the sense of heavy
Definition
solid or fat
He was short and heavy.
Synonyms
overweight,
fat,
plump,
obese,
stocky,
fleshy,
portly,
corpulent,
thickset,
hevE
in the sense of hefty
Definition
large in size, weight, or amount
The gritty foursome took turns shouldering the hefty load every five minutes.
Synonyms
heavy,
large,
massive,
substantial,
tremendous,
awkward,
ample,
bulky,
colossal,
cumbersome,
weighty,
unwieldy,
ponderous
in the sense of massive
Definition
(of objects) large, bulky, heavy, and usually solid
a massive steam boat
Synonyms
huge,
great,
big,
heavy,
imposing,
vast,
enormous,
solid,
impressive,
substantial,
extensive,
monster,
immense,
hefty,
titanic,
gigantic,
monumental (informal),
whacking (informal),
mammoth,
bulky,
colossal,
whopping (informal),
weighty,
stellar (informal),
hulking,
ponderous,
gargantuan,
elephantine,
ginormous (informal),
humongous or humungous (informal),
supersize
in the sense of obese
Definition
very fat
Obese people tend to have higher blood pressure than lean ones.
Synonyms
fat,
overweight,
heavy,
solid,
gross,
plump,
stout,
fleshy,
beefy (informal),
tubby,
portly,
outsize,
roly-poly,
rotund,
podgy,
corpulent,
elephantine,
paunchy,
well-upholstered (informal),
Falstaffian
in the sense of outsize
Definition
very large or larger than normal
An outsize teddy bear sat on the bed.
Synonyms
huge,
great,
large,
giant,
massive,
enormous,
monster,
immense,
mega (slang),
jumbo (informal),
gigantic,
monumental (informal),
mammoth,
bulky,
colossal,
mountainous,
oversized,
stupendous,
gargantuan,
elephantine,
ginormous (informal),
Brobdingnagian,
humongous or humungous (informal)
in the sense of plump
Definition
full or rounded
He was walking a plump puppy down the street.
Synonyms
chubby,
fat,
stout,
full,
round,
burly,
obese,
fleshy,
beefy (informal),
tubby,
portly,
buxom,
dumpy,
roly-poly,
well-covered,
rotund,
podgy,
corpulent,
well-upholstered (informal)
Additional synonyms
in the sense of podgy
Definition
short and fat
a blond, slightly podgy youngster
Synonyms
tubby,
fat,
plump,
chubby,
squat,
stout,
chunky,
fleshy,
stubby,
dumpy,
roly-poly,
rotund,
stumpy,
short and fat,
fubsy (archaic, dialect)
in the sense of portly
Definition
stout or rather fat
a portly middle-aged man
Synonyms
stout,
fat,
overweight,
plump,
large,
heavy,
ample,
bulky,
burly,
obese,
fleshy,
beefy (informal),
tubby (informal),
rotund,
corpulent
in the sense of roly-poly
Definition
plump or chubby
a short roly-poly man
Synonyms
plump,
rounded,
fat,
overweight,
chubby,
tubby,
buxom,
rotund,
pudgy,
podgy
in the sense of rotund
Definition
round and plump
A rotund gentleman appeared.
Synonyms
plump,
rounded,
heavy,
fat,
stout,
chubby,
obese,
fleshy,
tubby,
portly,
roly-poly,
podgy,
corpulent
in the sense of stout
Definition
solidly built or fat
The film features Poirot, a stout detective with an elegant moustache.
Synonyms
fat,
big,
heavy,
overweight,
plump,
bulky,
substantial,
burly,
obese,
fleshy,
tubby,
portly,
rotund,
corpulent,
on the large or heavy side
in the sense of tubby
Definition
(of a person) fat and short
My cat is tubby, so the vet recommended more exercise.