overweight
noun
, sense 2 is usually ˌō-vər-ˈwāt\
Definition of overweight
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overweight
verb
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Definition of overweight (Entry 2 of 3)
overweight
adjective
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Synonyms & Antonyms for overweight
Synonyms: Adjective
blubbery, chubby, corpulent, fat, fleshy, full, gross, lardy, obese, plump, podgy [chiefly British], portly, pudgy, replete, roly-poly, rotund, round, tubby
Antonyms: Adjective
lean, skinny, slender, slim, spare, thin
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Examples of overweight in a Sentence
Adjective
He looked to be at least 20 pounds overweight. an overweight person who had difficulty running even a short distanceRecent Examples on the Web: Noun
Simply being overweight is a common diagnosis for overweight patients complaining of symptoms. — Emily Price, Glamour, "I Knew Something Was Wrong With My Body—My Doctors Told Me I Was ‘Just Fat’," 28 Aug. 2019 Being overweight can change the acid levels in urine and, consequently, increase your risk of stones. — Marcos Del Rosario-santiago, baltimoresun.com, "Doctors say summer is kidney-stone season. Here’s what you should know.," 11 July 2019 Being overweight can change the acid levels in urine and, consequently, increase your risk of stones. — Marcos Del Rosario-santiago, chicagotribune.com, "Doctors say summer is kidney-stone season. Here’s what you should know.," 1 July 2019 Obesity means having too much body fat and overweight means weighing too much, according to the US National Library of Medicine. — Jacqueline Howard, CNN, "Sleeping with lights on and weight gain in women linked in new study," 10 June 2019 Growing up overweight and picked on, there was no sport that welcomed all body types without question. — Nicole Blackwood, chicagotribune.com, "‘We’re like the forgotten people’: Chicago Riots junior roller derby offers rough-and-tumble community of acceptance," 18 July 2019 Eden Hazard is believed to have reported for Real Madrid's pre-season camp around 7kg overweight, leaving president Florentino Perez questioning whether the former Chelsea star is the man to reverse the club's fortunes. — SI.com, "Eden Hazard Arrived at Real Madrid 7kg Overweight as Florentino Perez Begins Doubting Winger," 29 July 2019 Part of the problem, say researchers (from the University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston), is that being overweight has become the norm in many parts of the country. — Barbara Brody, Woman's Day, "Check the Mirror, Then Check the Scale," 8 Dec. 2010 The story takes place in the 1980s, when Evelyn (Bates), an overweight, unhappy housewife, befriends the elderly Ninny Threadgoode (Tandy), who tells her the story of two unlikely best friends living in 1930s Alabama. — Alexandra Gekas, Woman's Day, "12 Best Movies Based on Books," 2 Aug. 2010Recent Examples on the Web: Verb
Emphasize tech among American holdings while overweighting non-tech overseas. — Ken Fisher, USA TODAY, "What the best approach to boost your 401(k)? Active, passive or a little of both?," 21 July 2019 Consider the problem posed by the abundance of scales for assessing gaming disorders, many of which overweight the clinical relevance of time spent gaming. — Robbie Gonzalez, WIRED, "WHO Calls Gaming Disorder an Illness. Experts Say Not So Fast," 19 June 2018 The fact that American women are more likely to be overweight may also add to health care costs, says Dr. Jha. — Amanda Macmillan, Health.com, "Even Kate Middleton's Luxury Hospital Stay Costs Less Than a Typical Birth in America," 26 Apr. 2018 The poll, conducted by Glen Bolger of Public Opinion Strategies for a Tennessee business group and obtained by POLITICO, shows Bredesen up 47 to 45, despite a sample that was overweighted with Republicans. — Ed Kilgore, Daily Intelligencer, "‘Ego-Driven, Tired Old Man’ Corker Considers Un-Retirement From Senate," 13 Feb. 2018 So if investment-grade corporate bonds have a high momentum score, the fund will overweight them relative to its benchmark, the Barclays Capital Aggregate Bond Index, and vice versa if the score is low. — Gerrard Cowan, WSJ, "A Bond ETF for the Momentum-Hungry," 9 July 2017 The portfolio managers then eliminate the those with the worst emissions, de-emphasize the lesser performers and overweight the better ones. — Tim Gray, New York Times, "Funds That Can Put Your Investments on a Low-Carbon Diet," 13 Oct. 2017 But the U.S.C./LAT poll had terrible luck: The single most overweighted person in the survey was unrepresentative of his demographic group. — Nate Cohn, New York Times, "How One 19-Year-Old Illinois Man Is Distorting National Polling Averages," 12 Oct. 2016 Though Brazilian financial assets rebounded to end the week, the political chaos has slammed a number of mutual funds that overweight the region. — Luke Kawa, Bloomberg.com, "Five Things You Need to Know to Start Your Day," 21 May 2017Recent Examples on the Web: Adjective
Some passengers may be more prone to DVT, including those who have a family history of the condition, are overweight, have recently been pregnant, take the oral contraceptive pill, or have spent a lot of time on bed rest. — Natasha Frost, Quartz, "The health risks of ultra-long-haul flights," 22 Aug. 2019 Nelson was overweight and had sleep apnea, two factors that put him at a higher risk for undergoing anesthesia, according to the complaint. — Cnn.com Wire Service, The Mercury News, "Family sues after high school principal dies from donating bone marrow to save a boy," 24 July 2019 Besides implying that being overweight is spiritually unintelligent (yikes), this book also puts a greater emphasis on mindset than on healthy eating or exercise. — Caroline Tew, EW.com, "A guide to presidential candidate Marianne Williamson's books, from mild to wild," 1 Aug. 2019 Pemex workers who are overweight or obese and decrease their weight by 10% annually will also get the bonus, and there are metrics for blood glucose levels, blood pressure and cholesterol, according to the contract seen by Bloomberg. — Amy Stillman / Bloomberg, Time, "At Mexican Oil Company, Workers Offered 'Health Incentive' Bonus For Weight Loss, Trim Waistlines," 2 Aug. 2019 The local bill introduced by Calanni allows the Katy police to enforce commercial vehicle standards for overweight trucks in the city. — Karen Zurawski, Houston Chronicle, "State Rep. Gina Calanni reviews legislative session at town hall meeting," 19 July 2019 Seventy-five percent of kids are overweight or obese. — Jasmine Grant, Essence, "Boris Kodjoe and Nicole Ari Parker Launch 'Kofit' Wellness App At Essence Fest," 12 July 2019 The participants were overweight or obese and had at least three symptoms of a metabolic disorder, such as high cholesterol and high blood pressure. — Beth Mole, Ars Technica, "New York Times falls for “obesity probiotic” hype," 5 July 2019 His comments echoed college basketball analyst Seth Greenberg suggesting the former college player of the year was overweight. — Scott Gleeson, USA TODAY, "Charles Barkley: Zion Williamson isn't fat but 'can't play at that weight'," 17 July 2019These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'overweight.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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