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lose weight

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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People who take GLP-1s regain weight four times faster than those who lose weight through lifestyle interventions, and weight regained is often mostly fat, according to a recent analysis published in the British Medical Journal.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 17, 2026

But investors need to remember a simple idea: The desire to lose weight isn’t exclusive to Americans.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 7, 2026

"There's this idea that if you lose weight, you might escape stigma," Standen said.

From Science Daily • May 5, 2026

"She let go of her appearance and started to lose weight quite drastically."

From BBC • May 5, 2026

They’d lose weight too quickly, and some would get stuck and would keep losing weight until they wound up like this “model.”

From "Uglies" by Scott Westerfeld

lose weight

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