Lean
Lean adjective - Having a noticeably small amount of body fat.
Usage example: all of the marathoners are extremely lean
Overweight is an antonym for lean.
Overweight
Overweight adjective - Having an excess of body fat.
Usage example: an overweight person who had difficulty running even a short distance
Nearby Words: overweighted, overweighting
Both words in one sentence
- Marlon Brando infamously showed up on the set overweight despite the script listing his character Colonel Kurtz as having a "lean and hungry" physique.
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Overweight and Lean. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 15, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/lean/overweight
Lean & Overweight. N.p., 2016. Web. 15 Aug. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/lean/overweight>.
Overweight or Lean. 2016. Accessed August 15, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/lean/overweight.
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