fattening

The word “fattening” has 3 syllables: fat-ten-ing

It's pronounced as /ˈfæt.ən.ɪŋ/

What is synonym and antonym for fattening?

In the thesaurus, “fattening” has 68 synonyms and 18 antonyms.

Here are synonyms and antonyms for fattening along with examples of usage in sentences.

Synonyms for fattening

augment
banqueting
battening
bloat
boarding
broaden
build up
buttery
caloric
calorific
catering
cloying
coarsen
cram
creamy
dining
distend
expand
fat
fatty
feasting
feed
feeding
fill
filling
force-feeding
gain weight
greasy
hand-feeding
heavy
increase
messing
nourishing
nurturing
oily
overfeed
overfeeding
overfilling
oversweet
plump
provisioning
put flesh on
put on weight
refeeding
regaling
reprovisioning
rich
round out
satiating
sating
sauced
serving
spicy
spoon-feeding
spread
stuff
sugary
surfeiting
sustaining
sweet
swell
thicken
thrive
underfeeding
victualing
victualling
waiting
wax

Antonyms for fattening

contract
decrease
deflate
deplete
diet
light
lite
lose
natural
nonfat
nonfattening
plain
shrink
simple
slimming
thin
undernourish
unseasoned

Meanings of fattening

verb
1. To cause (a person or animal) to be fat or fatter.
2. (of a person or animal) To become fat or fatter.
3. To make thick or thicker (something containing paper, often money).
4. To become thick or thicker.
5. To make (soil) fertile and fruitful.
6. To become fertile and fruitful.
noun
1. The act of making something fatter, particularly in reference or allusion to livestock.
2. The act of becoming fatter.
adjective
1. That causes weight gain; often of high calorie food with relatively little nutritive value.

Example Sentences

Many people avoid fattening foods when trying to lose weight.
The farmer is fattening the cattle for the upcoming livestock auction.
That creamy dessert is delicious but incredibly fattening.
They spent months fattening the ducks before the winter feast.
Some claim that late-night snacking is more fattening than eating during the day.

On this page you'll find 86 synonyms, antonyms, or another words to fattening, such as: augment, banqueting, battening, bloat, boarding, broaden, build up.

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