take off weight

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 lose weight mark down nutshell roll back slow down step down 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

Example Sentences

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Long-term weight loss has proved frustratingly elusive for many obese individuals, but study after study has shown that community and peer support help people take off weight � and keep it off.

From Time Magazine Archive

Patients with high blood pressure were told to take off weight and lower their salt intakes.

From Time Magazine Archive

Fred Allison, an early associate in the Ford Company but who was down on his luck, to take off weight for months before giving him a job as electrician.

From Time Magazine Archive

Several towels were piled on the radiator and the players sat upon this swathed in blankets to take off weight.

From Pitching in a Pinch or, Baseball from the Inside by Mathewson, Christy

take off weight

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