100 Another Word for Chubby? – Chubby Synonyms & Antonyms

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Meaning of chubby

The primary meaning of "chubby" refers to being slightly fat or plump in a pleasingly rounded way.

Etymology of chubby

The word "chubby" has its roots in the mid-16th century, derived from the English word "chub", which refers to a type of fish, likely due to the rounded appearance of the fish, and later used to describe people with a similar physical appearance.

Synonyms

plump stout fat obese overweight rotund rounded curved bulky heavy hefty substantial corpulent portly fleshy pudgy chunky stoutish tubby paunchy roly-poly rounded beefy burly sturdy solid dense thickset stocky

Definitions

  • Having a pleasingly plump or rounded body
  • * (Of a person's face) having a rounded outline and a soft, full appearance

Usage Examples

  • The baby's chubby cheeks made her look adorable.
  • * He had a chubby face and a quick smile.

Antonyms

thin slender slim lean lanky gaunt bony skinny scrawny fragile frail slight petite tiny miniature narrow wiry spindly gangly emaciated

Related Adjectives

fat plump stout obese overweight rounded curved bulky heavy hefty substantial corpulent portly fleshy pudgy chunky stoutish tubby paunchy roly-poly

Related Nouns

body figure shape form size weight obesity fatness plumpness roundedness curves bulge bulk mass volume density

Related Verbs

eat gain put weigh measure expand grow increase swell balloon fatten plump thicken broaden widen
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