FLABBY Synonyms: 59 Similar and Opposite Words

flabby

adjective

ˈfla-bē

Definition of flabby

as in soft

giving easily to the touch his daughter playfully poked at his flabby belly

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Recent Examples of flabby Looking to get rid of love handles or flabby thighs? — Cindy Krischer Goodman, Sun Sentinel, 5 Mar. 2026 Pizza Though most college students would disagree, microwaving transforms pizza into flabby wedges with rubbery crusts. — Anne Wolf, Martha Stewart, 18 Feb. 2026 The mattress first, a mattress from time immemorial that proved to be unbelievably heavy, flabby, and seemingly filled with sand. — Literary Hub, 19 Sep. 2025 Gyms and exercise equipment companies don’t promote their locations and equipment with flabby, lumbering people, rather their ads show fit, upright, energetic individuals. — John Tamny, Forbes.com, 17 Sep. 2025 See All Example Sentences for flabby

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Adjective

On Friday, his only real trouble was in the fifth inning, when a soft single, a line drive and a bunt hit loaded the bases with one out.

— Jeff Fletcher, Oc Register, 22 Aug. 2026
This finding, the authors said, suggested soft tissue was still holding the skeleton in place.

— Katie Hunt, CNN Money, 21 Aug. 2026

Definition of soft

Adjective

Modeling the look in the floor-length mirror of her hotel room, the mom of one paired the look with a floppy white sunhat, shades, and a pair of cream slippers.

— Chanel Vargas, InStyle, 23 Aug. 2026
The clothes are body-conscious—with the occasional nod to a floppy tradwife sleeve.

— Robin Givhan, Vanity Fair, 19 Aug. 2026

Definition of floppy

Adjective

The news of squishy foods’ death had not yet reached her younger brother, however.

— Jessica Winter, New Yorker, 21 Aug. 2026
Detroit-Style Uncured Pepperoni Pizza Lots of ups and downs with the frozen pizzas in the last few years at Trader Joe’s, but a recent bright spot was this Detroit-style pizza with a squishy and crisp-cornered crust.

— Alex Beggs, Bon Appetit Magazine, 14 Aug. 2026

Definition of squishy

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