Synonyms & related words for rotund

Find synonyms, related words, and the definition of rotund — including corpulent, obese, portly, pudgy, chubby, orotund. Dendril is a free visual thesaurus that shows them on an interactive map where stronger matches sit closer to the center — no signup, no ads.

Words related to rotund

Explore words related to rotund — words associated with it, words that go with it, and its nearest matches in meaning. Related words include rotundness, rotundly, abdominous, portliness, roundish, pudginess, embonpoint, tubbiness. Click any word to make it the center of the map and keep exploring the web of connections.

Synonyms for rotund

Common synonyms for rotund include corpulent, obese, portly, pudgy, chubby, orotund, plump, paunchy — words that share a close meaning. Hover or tap any word on the map for its definition and part of speech.

Where does rotund come from?

The word rotund breaks down into one root of Latin origin: the root rot-, from Latin roto (“turn, wheel”). Explore each root to see other English words built from the same source.