Fattening

/ˈfæt(ə)nɪŋ/

Synonyms for "fattening" (19 found)

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Closest matches (4)

Noun(4 words)
adiposity increasebody mass increasecalorie densitycalorigenic

Strong matches (6)

Noun(5 words)
energy densityfat contentfattenfattening orientedfinishing

Related words (9)

Noun(7 words)
increaseinflatelivestock fatteningobesogenicweight gainweight gain inducingweight gain promoting

Related word relations

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More general

12 entries
agricultural practiceanimal husbandrybody growthdietary attributedietary propertygrowthgrowth processincreaselivestock managementnutritional attributephysiological processweight increase

More specific

16 entries
adipose tissue expansionasset expansionbeef finishingcalorie densitycattle fatteningfat contentfattening beveragesfattening dietfattening feedfattening foodsfattening regimenlamb finishinglipid accumulationlipid percentagepoultry fatteningprofit growth

Collocations

14 entries
adiposity increasecalorie densitycattle fatteningfattening cattlefattening dietfattening feedfattening foodsfattening operationfattening protocolfattening regimenfinishing cattlelivestock finishingmeat fatteningweight gain

Inflections

3 entries

Derivations

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similar

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Translations

3 translations across 3 languages.

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Finnish

1 entries
  • lihominen noun (act of getting fatter)

Polish

1 entries
  • tycie noun (act of getting fatter)

Russian

1 entries
  • жире́ние noun (act of getting fatter)

Sample sentences

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When she was young, she would never eat anything fattening.

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Is eating potatoes fattening?

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You should cut down on the amount of fattening food that you eat.

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That cake is fattening.

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