Many Americans are obese.
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Obese
/oʊˈbis/
Synonyms for "obese" (72 found)
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9 entriesbody size descriptordemographic groupdiagnostic categoryhealth descriptorhuman beingmedical categorypersonpopulation categorysociolinguistic term
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10 entriesadult obesitychildhood obesitymildly obesemoderately obesemorbidly obesemorbidly obese populationobese adultobese childseverely obeseseverely obese population
Collocations
9 entriesmorbid obesityobese adultsobese childobese childrenobese individualsobese patientsobese populationseverely obesethe obese
Inflections
2 entriesmore obesemost obese
Derivations
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1 entriesSample sentences
14 total sentences available.
BMI categories (underweight, overweight or obese) from general reading table are inappropriate for athletes, children, the elderly, and the infirm.
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A study found that almost 10% of men were obese in 2008. That was up from about 5% in 1980.
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Woe to those who are obese in a society where slimness is the norm.
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