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Synonyms for stout

Most common

fat thick-set portly corpulent robust stalwart dense

Definitions

  1. adj. 1

    Large; bulky.

  2. adj. 2

    Bold, strong-minded.

  3. adj. 3

    Proud; haughty.

Related words

Word family
stouten stoutly stoutness

Example sentences

  • plump Some are simply plump, others have a bonus goiter.
  • portly My uncle is quite portly – or, to put it less politely, quite fat.
  • corpulent A corpulent man in his mid-forties entered the hall.
  • robust The software is extremely robust and full-featured.
  • stalwart He was a stalwart defender of the role of philosophy in education.

Popularity over time

Word1850 → 2019Trend
stoutsteady
plumprising
portlyrising
corpulentrising
robustrising

Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.

By length

3 letters
fat1
4 letters
hard1
5 letters
large1, tough1, solid2, brave1, dense1, hardy2, obese2, manly2, plump1, burly2, lusty2, tubby2, pudgy2, buxom2
6 letters
strong1, robust2, chubby2, sturdy2, fleshy2, stocky2, dumpty2, portly2, rotund2, brawny2, sinewy3
7 letters
valiant2, gallant2, haughty2
8 letters
powerful3, athletic3, muscular3, arrogant3, vigorous3, resolute3, stalwart2
9 letters
obstinate3, corpulent
10 letters
overweight3

The small number after each word is its number of syllables (solid2 = 2 syllables).