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Definitions

flab

[flab] / flæb /
NOUN
fat
Synonyms
STRONGEST
flesh
STRONG
blubber cellulite excess overabundance paunch suet surplus tallow
NOUN
fatness
Synonyms
STRONG
adiposity breadth bulkiness corpulence distension flesh fleshiness girth grossness heaviness heftiness inflation largeness obesity plumpness protuberance pudginess rotundity size stoutness tumidity weight
WEAK
portliness
Antonyms
WEAK
skinniness slimness thinness underweight
NOUN
love handles
Synonyms
WEAK
bulging waistline fat hate handles middle-age spread spare tire
VERB
blubber
Synonyms
STRONGEST
bawl cry
STRONG
sob wail weep
WEAK
blub boohoo howl
Antonyms
STRONGEST
sniff
WEAK
whimper

Example Sentences

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Whatever you wanted out of yoga—inner peace, less flab around the middle, a bit of calm before a big meeting with your boss—was totally fine with her.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 8, 2026

Guy spends his summer transforming his body from flab to fighting trim.

From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 30, 2025

The series has been described as a political thriller, but it’s got so much flab and filler that it seems ideologically opposed to the very idea of suspense.

From Washington Post • Apr. 22, 2022

Here again we see skin and muscle and flab, the tender spots of the young, the frailty of the elderly.

From New York Times • Jan. 20, 2021

Seabiscuit, already inclined toward portliness, was turning into one thousand pounds of flab.

From "Seabiscuit: An American Legend" by Laura Hillenbrand