lose weight

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diet v.
reduce v.

VERB

diet

Synonyms

STRONG

fast reduce slim starve

WEAK

count calories eat sparingly fall off go without skinny down slim down tighten belt watch weight

Antonyms

WEAK

gorge indulge

VERB

reduce

Synonyms

STRONGEST

curtail cut cut down diminish dwindle knock off lessen lower pare scale down shorten slash trim weaken

STRONG

abate abridge bankrupt break cheapen chop clip contract debase deflate depreciate depress diet dilute discount drain impair impoverish moderate pauperize rebate recede ruin shave slim taper truncate

WEAK

bant cut back go on a diet mark down nutshell roll back slow down step down take off weight taper off tone down turn down wind down

Antonyms

STRONGEST

compliment develop enlarge expand extend grow increase lengthen praise prolong raise strengthen

STRONG

amplify enhance laud rise stretch upgrade

WEAK

invigorate win

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lose weight

"But over the past four or five years, we've seen the emergence of a bigger and bigger group that tells us, 'I'm not a patient, I'm not sick. I just want to lose weight'."

From Barron's ● Sep. 14, 2026

While we may wish to lose weight, we should not expect assistance from our biology.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 26, 2026

When we lose weight, our resting energy expenditure decreases by more than you would expect for the amount of weight lost.

From Science Daily ● Aug. 22, 2026

This suppresses appetite and keeps people feeling fuller for longer, helping them to lose weight.

From BBC ● Aug. 8, 2026

Finally, when we fenced the garden and forced him to go on two-mile walks by dragging him on a leash, Fred began to lose weight.

From "Woodsong" by Gary Paulsen

lose weight

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