Synonyms for adipose
- adjective
Definitions
- adj. 1
Slightly overweight; chubby.
- adj. 2
Containing, composed of, or consisting of fat; fatty.
Related words
- Word family
- adiposeness adiposity adiposuria
- Phrases
- adipose tissue brown adipose tissue white adipose tissue
Example sentences
- fat Between you and me, the fat ugly man is on a diet.
- overweight I'm not the only one who thinks Tom is overweight.
- chubby Tom told me that he thought that Mary was chubby.
- tubby My ex-wife started a new life with the tubby postman.
- fatty Fats are broken down into fatty acids and glycerol.
- sebaceous Sebum is a natural oily substance produced by the sebaceous glands in the skin.
Popularity over time
| Word | 1850 → 2019 | Trend |
|---|---|---|
| adipose | steady | |
| fat | rising | |
| overweight | rising | |
| chubby | rising | |
| tubby | rising | |
| fatty | steady |
Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.
By length
- 3 letters
- fat1
- 4 letters
- oily2
- 5 letters
- fatty2, obese2, plump1, tubby2, pudgy2, podgy
- 6 letters
- greasy2, chubby2, chunky2, portly2, rotund2
- 7 letters
- buttery3
- 8 letters
- unctuous2
- 9 letters
- sebaceous3
- 10 letters
- overweight3, oleaginous5
The small number after each word is its number of syllables (oily2 = 2 syllables).