Paunchy and Slim

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Paunchy adjective - Having a large protruding abdomen.

Usage example: not surprisingly, the new Hollywood biopic casts a young, athetically trim actor in the role of the paunchy, balding artist

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Slim is an antonym for paunchy in overweight topic.

Nearby Word: paunch

Slim adjective - Having a noticeably small amount of body fat.

Usage example: the pressure on ballet dancers to remain gracefully slim

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Paunchy is an antonym for slim.

Nearby Word: sliming

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