Big
Big adjective - Having great meaning or lasting effect.
Overweight and big are semantically related in fat topic. In some cases you can use "Overweight" instead an adjective "Big".
Nearby Word: bigness
Overweight
Overweight adjective - Having an excess of body fat.
Big and overweight are semantically related in fat topic. Sometimes you can use "Big" instead an adjective "Overweight".
Nearby Words: overweighted, overweighting
Mutual synonyms
Both words in one sentence
- Big, Fat Future: The obesity epidemic hitting developed countries is truly beginning to take hold; plentiful, high-calorie food is making everyone go up a few pant sizes and stories portraying futures full of overweight people are beginning to emerge because of this.
Source: The New Tens -
In Robert Kimmel Smith's Jelly Belly, Nathaniel's grandmother insists that her darling grandson isn't overweight; he's just big-boned like her.
Source: I Am Big Boned -
Contrast Fat and Proud Big Beautiful Women/Big Beautiful Men—the former of whom are comfortable with their size and the latter are portrayed as sexy despite or because they are overweight.
Source: Weight Woe
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