English word

Heavy

Definitions

adjective

  1. having great weight
  2. involving strenuous physical effort
  3. characterized by mass or weightalso
  4. slow or dull from loss of vitality or resiliency : sluggish
  5. lacking sparkle or vivacity : drab
  6. lacking mirth or gaiety : cheerless
  7. characterized by declining prices
  8. dulled with weariness : drowsy
  9. greater in quantity or quality than the average of its kind or class: such as
  10. of unusually large size or amount
  11. of great force
  12. great in effect or degree
  13. having a high specific gravity : having great weight in proportion to bulk
  14. threatening to rain or snow
  15. impeding motion
  16. full of clay and inclined to hold water
  17. coming as if from a depth : loud
  18. thick, dense
  19. oppressive, overwhelming
  20. steep, acute
  21. laborious, difficult
  22. immoderate
  23. more powerful than usual for its kind
  24. having or being atoms of greater than normal mass for that elementof an isotope
  25. of large capacity or output
  26. very rich and hard to digest
  27. not properly raised or leavened
  28. producing goods (such as coal, steel, or chemicals) used in the production of other goods
  29. having stress (see stress entry 1 sense 4a)
  30. being the strongest degree of stress in speech
  31. relating to theatrical parts of a grave or somber nature
  32. possessing a high degree or a great deal of something specified : long
  33. important, prominent
  34. very noticeableof an accent
  35. containing heavy isotopesof a chemical compound
  36. difficult to bear
  37. causing or characterized by severe pain or sufferingspecifically
  38. of weighty import : serious
  39. of special romantic importancespecifically
  40. characterized by depth or intensity : profound
  41. borne down by something oppressive : burdened
  42. pregnant
  43. approaching parturitionespecially

Synonyms for heavy

Closest evidence-backed alternatives.

  • massive
  • overweight
  • weighing a ton
  • lumbersome

Synonyms by context

(of a physical object) Possessing great weight

adjective

  • weighty
  • hefty
  • ponderous
  • dense
  • leaden
  • burdensome
  • cumbersome
  • cumbrous
  • heavyweight

(of people or animals) Overweight or fat

adjective

  • large
  • bulky
  • rotund
  • stout
  • stocky
  • portly
  • plump
  • chubby
  • paunchy

With force

adjective

A villain or bad guy

noun

  • villain
  • baddie
  • baddy
  • fiend
  • meanie
  • meany
  • rascal
  • rogue
  • brute
  • evildoer

A person in charge of security

noun

  • bodyguard
  • bouncer
  • doorman
  • toughie
  • tough
  • muscleman
  • bruiser
  • tough person

A person of high status or importance

noun

  • big shot
  • big-timer
  • heavy hitter
  • kingpin
  • bigwig
  • fat cat
  • major leaguer
  • biggie
  • kahuna

To harass, bother or persecute, especially relentlessly

verb

  • hound
  • harass
  • bother
  • pester
  • torment
  • annoy
  • hassle
  • badger
  • harry
  • trouble

To bother or cause inconvenience to

verb

  • inconvenience
  • disturb
  • discommode
  • disoblige
  • burden
  • incommode
  • disrupt

Antonyms for heavy

  • lightweight
  • weightless
  • featherweight
  • featherlike
  • feathery
  • ethereal

(of a physical object) Opposite of possessing great weight

  • light
  • lightweight
  • weightless
  • featherweight
  • airy
  • buoyant
  • featherlike
  • feathery
  • ethereal
  • floaty

(of people or animals) Opposite of overweight or fat

  • skinny
  • slender
  • slim
  • thin
  • emaciated
  • gaunt
  • slight
  • small
  • gangly
  • lanky

Opposite of with force

Opposite of a person of high status or importance

  • nobody
  • nonentity
  • nothing
  • unknown
  • upstart
  • wannabe
  • shrimp
  • zilch
  • zero

Opposite of an unkind, evil or unscrupulous person

  • angel
  • gentleman
  • humanitarian
  • saint
  • hero
  • altruist
  • philanthropist
  • philanthrope
  • helper
  • good samaritan

Opposite of an unprincipled or immoral person

  • goody-goody

Phrases

  • weighing a ton