Synonyms for heavy
ˈhɛv iheavy

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1. heavy

   Synonyms:
   dull, idle, inactive, indolent, inert, lazy, quiescent, quiet, slow, sluggish, stupid

   Antonyms:
   active, agile, alert, brisk, bustling, busy, diligent, energetic, expeditious, industrious, lively, mobile, nimble, officious, prompt, quick, ready, restless, sprightly, spry, supple, vigorous, wide awake

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1. heavy

   Synonyms:
   weighty, ponderous, inert, slow, stupid, dull, impenetrable, stolid, cumbrous, grievous, afflictive, oppressive, burdensome, sluggish, laborious, depressed

   Antonyms:
   light, trifling, trivial, agile, active, quick, brisk, joyous, alleviative, condolatory, inspiriting, animating, buoyant

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1. heavynoun

   an actor who plays villainous roles

   Antonyms:
   light-duty, light, airy, clear, lighter-than-air, fooling, lively, gradual, lean, easy, effortless, light-footed, nonpregnant, buoyant, digestible, casual, strict, lightly-armed, thin, nonindulgent, unimportant, loose, gentle, floaty, shallow, soft, temperate, virtuous, lightweight, light-armed, empty, low-density(p)

2. heavyadjective

   a serious (or tragic) role in a play

   Antonyms:
   empty, shallow, thin, light, nonindulgent, light-footed, lightweight, loose, temperate, casual, lively, buoyant, light-duty, strict, fooling, nonpregnant, light-armed, clear, unimportant, airy, easy, gentle, lighter-than-air, soft, effortless, digestible, lightly-armed, low-density(p), gradual, virtuous, lean, floaty

3. heavyadjective

   of comparatively great physical weight or density

   "a heavy load"; "lead is a heavy metal"; "heavy mahogany furniture"

   Synonyms:
   laboured, sullen, laborious, overweight, toilsome, intemperate, with child(p), sound, wakeless, dense, grueling, heavy(p), threatening, grave, cloggy, heavy(a), large(p), clayey, enceinte, grievous, fleshy, weighed down, hard, weighty, impenetrable, gruelling, expectant, lumbering, ponderous, backbreaking, sonorous, great(p), profound, operose, arduous, big(a), labored, punishing, gravid, big(p), lowering, leaden

   Antonyms:
   nonindulgent, effortless, airy, light, low-density(p), digestible, lighter-than-air, light-armed, unimportant, thin, fooling, temperate, strict, lively, light-footed, gradual, clear, lightly-armed, gentle, lightweight, light-duty, lean, virtuous, shallow, casual, loose, soft, empty, buoyant, nonpregnant, easy, floaty

4. heavyadjective

   unusually great in degree or quantity or number

   "heavy taxes"; "a heavy fine"; "heavy casualties"; "heavy losses"; "heavy rain"; "heavy traffic"

   Synonyms:
   laboured, sullen, laborious, overweight, toilsome, intemperate, with child(p), sound, wakeless, dense, grueling, heavy(p), threatening, grave, cloggy, heavy(a), large(p), clayey, enceinte, grievous, fleshy, weighed down, hard, weighty, impenetrable, gruelling, expectant, lumbering, ponderous, backbreaking, sonorous, great(p), profound, operose, arduous, big(a), labored, punishing, gravid, big(p), lowering, leaden

   Antonyms:
   light, temperate, airy, thin, nonpregnant, effortless, soft, lighter-than-air, low-density(p), strict, lively, gentle, gradual, shallow, light-duty, buoyant, unimportant, virtuous, clear, casual, lean, digestible, lightweight, loose, empty, floaty, fooling, lightly-armed, nonindulgent, light-armed, light-footed, easy

5. heavyadjective

   of the military or industry; using (or being) the heaviest and most powerful armaments or weapons or equipment

   "heavy artillery"; "heavy infantry"; "a heavy cruiser"; "heavy guns"; "heavy industry involves large-scale production of basic products (such as steel) used by other industries"

   Synonyms:
   laboured, sullen, laborious, overweight, toilsome, intemperate, with child(p), sound, wakeless, dense, grueling, heavy(p), threatening, grave, cloggy, heavy(a), large(p), clayey, enceinte, grievous, fleshy, weighed down, hard, weighty, impenetrable, gruelling, expectant, lumbering, ponderous, backbreaking, sonorous, great(p), profound, operose, arduous, big(a), labored, punishing, gravid, big(p), lowering, leaden

   Antonyms:
   easy, effortless, digestible, empty, light, floaty, virtuous, light-duty, light-footed, temperate, lightly-armed, lean, fooling, thin, nonindulgent, gentle, lively, airy, nonpregnant, gradual, unimportant, clear, lightweight, low-density(p), buoyant, loose, soft, strict, light-armed, shallow, lighter-than-air, casual

6. heavyadjective

   marked by great psychological weight; weighted down especially with sadness or troubles or weariness

   "a heavy heart"; "a heavy schedule"; "heavy news"; "a heavy silence"; "heavy eyelids"

   Synonyms:
   laboured, sullen, laborious, overweight, toilsome, intemperate, with child(p), sound, wakeless, dense, grueling, heavy(p), threatening, grave, cloggy, heavy(a), large(p), clayey, enceinte, grievous, fleshy, weighed down, hard, weighty, impenetrable, gruelling, expectant, lumbering, ponderous, backbreaking, sonorous, great(p), profound, operose, arduous, big(a), labored, punishing, gravid, big(p), lowering, leaden

   Antonyms:
   airy, fooling, thin, nonpregnant, light-footed, soft, digestible, light, low-density(p), light-armed, lively, lightly-armed, clear, virtuous, strict, temperate, loose, casual, shallow, lightweight, effortless, lighter-than-air, gentle, light-duty, easy, gradual, empty, lean, nonindulgent, floaty, buoyant, unimportant

7. fleshy, heavy, overweightadjective

   usually describes a large person who is fat but has a large frame to carry it

   Synonyms:
   laboured, sullen, laborious, overweight, toilsome, intemperate, sound, wakeless, dense, grueling, with child(p), threatening, grave, profound, sarcoid, cloggy, heavy(a), large(p), clayey, enceinte, grievous, fleshy, weighed down, hard, weighty, impenetrable, gruelling, expectant, lumbering, ponderous, backbreaking, sonorous, great(p), arduous, operose, heavy(p), big(a), labored, punishing, gravid, big(p), lowering, leaden

   Antonyms:
   lighter-than-air, nonpregnant, light, light-armed, gentle, effortless, buoyant, lean, unimportant, strict, thin, temperate, light-duty, loose, virtuous, digestible, nonindulgent, low-density(p), soft, clear, lightweight, gradual, lightly-armed, shallow, easy, airy, empty, lively, casual, floaty, light-footed, fooling

8. clayey, cloggy, heavyadjective

   (used of soil) compact and fine-grained

   "the clayey soil was heavy and easily saturated"

   Synonyms:
   laboured, sullen, laborious, overweight, toilsome, intemperate, sound, wakeless, dense, grueling, with child(p), threatening, grave, profound, cloggy, heavy(a), large(p), clayey, enceinte, grievous, fleshy, weighed down, hard, weighty, impenetrable, gruelling, gravid, expectant, lumbering, ponderous, backbreaking, sonorous, great(p), arduous, operose, heavy(p), big(a), labored, punishing, argillaceous, big(p), lowering, leaden

   Antonyms:
   light-armed, light, thin, buoyant, gentle, low-density(p), lean, fooling, unimportant, casual, lively, floaty, temperate, digestible, nonpregnant, gradual, virtuous, effortless, nonindulgent, clear, airy, light-duty, lighter-than-air, light-footed, strict, empty, easy, loose, soft, lightweight, shallow, lightly-armed

9. heavy, lowering, sullen, threateningadjective

   darkened by clouds

   "a heavy sky"

   Synonyms:
   ominous, laboured, sullen, laborious, overweight, toilsome, intemperate, forbidding, with child(p), sound, dark, wakeless, dense, grueling, dour, heavy(p), threatening, grave, cloggy, heavy(a), large(p), baleful, clayey, enceinte, minatory, menacing, grievous, glowering, fleshy, sour, weighed down, hard, weighty, impenetrable, gruelling, expectant, lumbering, ponderous, backbreaking, sonorous, great(p), profound, operose, saturnine, arduous, big(a), labored, moody, morose, punishing, glum, gravid, big(p), minacious, lowering, leaden, sinister

   Antonyms:
   easy, buoyant, strict, effortless, low-density(p), light, thin, empty, virtuous, digestible, clear, loose, lighter-than-air, lightweight, fooling, gentle, light-armed, unimportant, temperate, lean, floaty, airy, light-footed, lightly-armed, gradual, soft, nonindulgent, lively, shallow, casual, nonpregnant, light-duty

10. heavyadjective

    of great intensity or power or force

    "a heavy blow"; "the fighting was heavy"; "heavy seas"

    Synonyms:
    laboured, sullen, laborious, overweight, toilsome, intemperate, with child(p), sound, wakeless, dense, grueling, heavy(p), threatening, grave, cloggy, heavy(a), large(p), clayey, enceinte, grievous, fleshy, weighed down, hard, weighty, impenetrable, gruelling, expectant, lumbering, ponderous, backbreaking, sonorous, great(p), profound, operose, arduous, big(a), labored, punishing, gravid, big(p), lowering, leaden

    Antonyms:
    light, thin, digestible, low-density(p), strict, unimportant, lighter-than-air, virtuous, soft, empty, effortless, lightweight, floaty, fooling, shallow, gentle, gradual, light-armed, clear, easy, nonpregnant, lean, light-duty, casual, lightly-armed, airy, loose, temperate, nonindulgent, lively, light-footed, buoyant

11. heavyadjective

    (physics, chemistry) being or containing an isotope with greater than average atomic mass or weight

    "heavy hydrogen"; "heavy water"

    Synonyms:
    laboured, sullen, laborious, overweight, toilsome, intemperate, with child(p), sound, wakeless, dense, grueling, heavy(p), threatening, grave, cloggy, heavy(a), large(p), clayey, enceinte, grievous, fleshy, weighed down, hard, weighty, impenetrable, gruelling, expectant, lumbering, ponderous, backbreaking, sonorous, great(p), profound, operose, arduous, big(a), labored, punishing, gravid, big(p), lowering, leaden

    Antonyms:
    lively, nonindulgent, shallow, clear, fooling, gradual, temperate, airy, effortless, lean, thin, unimportant, light-footed, light, easy, virtuous, loose, lightweight, lightly-armed, digestible, strict, nonpregnant, low-density(p), gentle, light-duty, floaty, casual, buoyant, lighter-than-air, light-armed, empty, soft

12. heavyadjective

    (of an actor or role) being or playing the villain

    "Iago is the heavy role in `Othello'"

    Synonyms:
    laboured, sullen, laborious, overweight, toilsome, intemperate, with child(p), sound, wakeless, dense, grueling, heavy(p), threatening, grave, cloggy, heavy(a), large(p), clayey, enceinte, grievous, fleshy, weighed down, hard, weighty, impenetrable, gruelling, expectant, lumbering, ponderous, backbreaking, sonorous, great(p), profound, operose, arduous, big(a), labored, punishing, gravid, big(p), lowering, leaden

    Antonyms:
    soft, thin, lightly-armed, lightweight, buoyant, light-armed, lighter-than-air, shallow, floaty, empty, easy, digestible, light, temperate, casual, virtuous, effortless, lively, airy, clear, fooling, light-duty, nonpregnant, nonindulgent, gentle, lean, strict, gradual, light-footed, unimportant, low-density(p), loose

13. dense, heavy, impenetrableadjective

    permitting little if any light to pass through because of denseness of matter

    "dense smoke"; "heavy fog"; "impenetrable gloom"

    Synonyms:
    laboured, sullen, laborious, dull, overweight, toilsome, slow, intemperate, sound, dumb, wakeless, dense, grueling, with child(p), threatening, grave, profound, lowering, cloggy, heavy(a), large(p), clayey, enceinte, grievous, fleshy, weighed down, hard, weighty, impenetrable, gruelling, expectant, lumbering, ponderous, backbreaking, sonorous, great(p), arduous, operose, dim, heavy(p), big(a), labored, punishing, thick, gravid, big(p), obtuse, leaden

    Antonyms:
    effortless, buoyant, thin, digestible, light-footed, casual, light-duty, gentle, unimportant, shallow, gradual, clear, empty, lightly-armed, light, loose, low-density(p), temperate, fooling, nonindulgent, floaty, soft, lighter-than-air, light-armed, easy, nonpregnant, strict, virtuous, airy, lean, lightweight, lively

14. heavyadjective

    of relatively large extent and density

    "a heavy line"

    Synonyms:
    laboured, sullen, laborious, overweight, toilsome, intemperate, with child(p), sound, wakeless, dense, grueling, heavy(p), threatening, grave, cloggy, heavy(a), large(p), clayey, enceinte, grievous, fleshy, weighed down, hard, weighty, impenetrable, gruelling, expectant, lumbering, ponderous, backbreaking, sonorous, great(p), profound, operose, arduous, big(a), labored, punishing, gravid, big(p), lowering, leaden

    Antonyms:
    unimportant, buoyant, empty, effortless, light, light-footed, lightweight, fooling, thin, lightly-armed, shallow, floaty, nonindulgent, loose, casual, strict, nonpregnant, low-density(p), easy, gradual, light-duty, virtuous, digestible, light-armed, soft, airy, lighter-than-air, clear, lean, gentle, temperate, lively

15. heavyadjective

    made of fabric having considerable thickness

    "a heavy coat"

    Synonyms:
    laboured, sullen, laborious, overweight, toilsome, intemperate, with child(p), sound, wakeless, dense, grueling, heavy(p), threatening, grave, cloggy, heavy(a), large(p), clayey, enceinte, grievous, fleshy, weighed down, hard, weighty, impenetrable, gruelling, expectant, lumbering, ponderous, backbreaking, sonorous, great(p), profound, operose, arduous, big(a), labored, punishing, gravid, big(p), lowering, leaden

    Antonyms:
    gentle, lightly-armed, thin, light, light-footed, digestible, clear, gradual, buoyant, casual, soft, fooling, shallow, effortless, nonpregnant, nonindulgent, temperate, low-density(p), lively, lean, strict, empty, unimportant, airy, easy, virtuous, light-armed, lightweight, lighter-than-air, light-duty, floaty, loose

16. big(a), heavy(a)adjective

    prodigious

    "big spender"; "big eater"; "heavy investor"

    Antonyms:
    loose, nonindulgent, nonpregnant, thin, light-duty, light, light-armed, light-footed, effortless, lean, airy, strict, easy, lightly-armed, lighter-than-air, virtuous, buoyant, low-density(p), floaty, soft, fooling, clear, unimportant, casual, empty, gentle, gradual, digestible, lively, lightweight, shallow, temperate

17. heavy, sonorousadjective

    full and loud and deep

    "heavy sounds"; "a herald chosen for his sonorous voice"

    Synonyms:
    laboured, sullen, laborious, overweight, toilsome, intemperate, with child(p), sound, wakeless, dense, grueling, heavy(p), threatening, grave, cloggy, heavy(a), large(p), clayey, enceinte, grievous, fleshy, weighed down, hard, weighty, impenetrable, gruelling, expectant, lumbering, ponderous, backbreaking, sonorous, great(p), profound, operose, arduous, big(a), labored, punishing, gravid, big(p), lowering, leaden

    Antonyms:
    gentle, lean, temperate, light, unimportant, thin, nonindulgent, virtuous, easy, casual, gradual, light-footed, clear, buoyant, nonpregnant, light-duty, empty, effortless, lightly-armed, shallow, floaty, lively, low-density(p), light-armed, lightweight, strict, digestible, loose, soft, fooling, airy, lighter-than-air

18. intemperate, hard, heavyadjective

    given to excessive indulgence of bodily appetites especially for intoxicating liquors

    "a hard drinker"

    Synonyms:
    backbreaking, sullen, ponderous, laborious, overweight, toilsome, intemperate, sound, wakeless, dense, grueling, with child(p), threatening, grave, profound, severe, cloggy, lumbering, large(p), great(p), clayey, enceinte, voiceless, grievous, tough, fleshy, weighed down, hard, weighty, unvoiced, gruelling, expectant, concentrated, lowering, surd, heavy(a), sonorous, impenetrable, arduous, operose, heavy(p), big(a), labored, difficult, laboured, punishing, strong, gravid, big(p), leaden, knockout

    Antonyms:
    lightly-armed, effortless, gradual, thin, empty, buoyant, light, clear, low-density(p), light-armed, airy, lighter-than-air, fooling, easy, unimportant, loose, casual, temperate, virtuous, light-footed, gentle, lightweight, light-duty, soft, shallow, nonpregnant, nonindulgent, digestible, lean, strict, floaty, lively

19. grave, grievous, heavy, weightyadjective

    of great gravity or crucial import; requiring serious thought

    "grave responsibilities"; "faced a grave decision in a time of crisis"; "a grievous fault"; "heavy matters of state"; "the weighty matters to be discussed at the peace conference"

    Synonyms:
    heartrending, sullen, laborious, overweight, toilsome, intemperate, corpulent, sound, serious, gruelling, dense, grueling, wakeless, with child(p), threatening, solemn, grave, profound, backbreaking, severe, cloggy, heavy(a), large(p), great(p), clayey, enceinte, flagitious, grievous, monstrous, fleshy, atrocious, weighed down, hard, weighty, impenetrable, life-threatening, expectant, lumbering, ponderous, sedate, heartbreaking, sonorous, dangerous, arduous, operose, sober, rotund, heavy(p), big(a), labored, obese, laboured, punishing, cogent, telling, gravid, big(p), lowering, leaden

    Antonyms:
    thin, lightly-armed, light, floaty, low-density(p), effortless, digestible, temperate, easy, strict, clear, airy, unimportant, soft, lean, empty, gradual, light-duty, casual, light-armed, light-footed, shallow, nonpregnant, gentle, virtuous, nonindulgent, buoyant, lively, loose, fooling, lightweight, lighter-than-air

20. heavy, lumbering, ponderousadjective

    slow and laborious because of weight

    "the heavy tread of tired troops"; "moved with a lumbering sag-bellied trot"; "ponderous prehistoric beasts"; "a ponderous yawn"

    Synonyms:
    laboured, sullen, laborious, overweight, toilsome, intemperate, with child(p), sound, wakeless, dense, grueling, heavy(p), threatening, grave, cloggy, heavy(a), large(p), clayey, enceinte, grievous, fleshy, weighed down, hard, weighty, impenetrable, gruelling, expectant, lumbering, ponderous, backbreaking, sonorous, great(p), profound, operose, arduous, big(a), labored, punishing, gravid, big(p), lowering, leaden

    Antonyms:
    thin, buoyant, easy, nonindulgent, light, nonpregnant, light-armed, empty, shallow, virtuous, lively, lighter-than-air, light-footed, unimportant, lean, gradual, effortless, gentle, light-duty, loose, temperate, soft, casual, lightly-armed, floaty, clear, strict, airy, fooling, lightweight, digestible, low-density(p)

21. heavyadjective

    large and powerful; especially designed for heavy loads or rough work

    "a heavy truck"; "heavy machinery"

    Synonyms:
    laboured, sullen, laborious, overweight, toilsome, intemperate, with child(p), sound, wakeless, dense, grueling, heavy(p), threatening, grave, cloggy, heavy(a), large(p), clayey, enceinte, grievous, fleshy, weighed down, hard, weighty, impenetrable, gruelling, expectant, lumbering, ponderous, backbreaking, sonorous, great(p), profound, operose, arduous, big(a), labored, punishing, gravid, big(p), lowering, leaden

    Antonyms:
    light-footed, lighter-than-air, buoyant, light, fooling, lively, lean, light-armed, thin, digestible, temperate, strict, gradual, airy, low-density(p), nonpregnant, virtuous, light-duty, effortless, unimportant, floaty, easy, gentle, loose, casual, clear, lightly-armed, nonindulgent, lightweight, shallow, soft, empty

22. heavyadjective

    dense or inadequately leavened and hence likely to cause distress in the alimentary canal

    "a heavy pudding"

    Synonyms:
    laboured, sullen, laborious, overweight, toilsome, intemperate, with child(p), sound, wakeless, dense, grueling, heavy(p), threatening, grave, cloggy, heavy(a), large(p), clayey, enceinte, grievous, fleshy, weighed down, hard, weighty, impenetrable, gruelling, expectant, lumbering, ponderous, backbreaking, sonorous, great(p), profound, operose, arduous, big(a), labored, punishing, gravid, big(p), lowering, leaden

    Antonyms:
    light, thin, low-density(p), clear, effortless, lightweight, gradual, nonindulgent, fooling, airy, casual, light-duty, light-armed, shallow, virtuous, buoyant, strict, empty, lighter-than-air, loose, temperate, floaty, gentle, light-footed, lively, easy, unimportant, lean, nonpregnant, soft, lightly-armed, digestible

23. heavyadjective

    sharply inclined

    "a heavy grade"

    Synonyms:
    laboured, sullen, laborious, overweight, toilsome, intemperate, with child(p), sound, wakeless, dense, grueling, heavy(p), threatening, grave, cloggy, heavy(a), large(p), clayey, enceinte, grievous, fleshy, weighed down, hard, weighty, impenetrable, gruelling, expectant, lumbering, ponderous, backbreaking, sonorous, great(p), profound, operose, arduous, big(a), labored, punishing, gravid, big(p), lowering, leaden

    Antonyms:
    empty, nonindulgent, light, thin, effortless, buoyant, nonpregnant, gentle, floaty, gradual, strict, light-duty, lively, soft, digestible, temperate, casual, unimportant, low-density(p), clear, lighter-than-air, airy, light-armed, virtuous, lean, easy, lightly-armed, light-footed, shallow, loose, lightweight, fooling

24. heavy, weighed downadjective

    full of; bearing great weight

    "trees heavy with fruit"; "vines weighed down with grapes"

    Synonyms:
    laboured, sullen, overburdened, laborious, bowed down(p), overweight, toilsome, intemperate, with child(p), sound, wakeless, dense, grueling, heavy(p), threatening, grave, loaded down(p), cloggy, heavy(a), large(p), clayey, enceinte, grievous, fleshy, weighed down, hard, weighty, impenetrable, gruelling, expectant, lumbering, ponderous, backbreaking, sonorous, great(p), profound, operose, weighed down(p), arduous, big(a), labored, punishing, gravid, big(p), lowering, leaden

    Antonyms:
    buoyant, light, gradual, low-density(p), thin, fooling, virtuous, lean, nonpregnant, effortless, strict, temperate, lightweight, shallow, clear, light-footed, soft, airy, unimportant, nonindulgent, floaty, light-duty, casual, lightly-armed, empty, gentle, lighter-than-air, lively, light-armed, digestible, loose, easy

25. heavy, labored, labouredadjective

    requiring or showing effort

    "heavy breathing"; "the subject made for labored reading"

    Synonyms:
    laboured, sullen, laborious, overweight, toilsome, intemperate, with child(p), sound, strained, wakeless, dense, grueling, heavy(p), threatening, grave, cloggy, heavy(a), large(p), clayey, enceinte, grievous, fleshy, weighed down, hard, weighty, impenetrable, gruelling, expectant, lumbering, ponderous, backbreaking, sonorous, great(p), profound, operose, arduous, big(a), labored, punishing, gravid, big(p), lowering, leaden

    Antonyms:
    strict, clear, lightly-armed, thin, lively, low-density(p), lightweight, casual, airy, gentle, easy, lighter-than-air, unimportant, light-duty, effortless, light, soft, nonpregnant, nonindulgent, light-footed, gradual, fooling, digestible, empty, light-armed, temperate, lean, virtuous, shallow, buoyant, floaty, loose

26. arduous, backbreaking, grueling, gruelling, hard, heavy, laborious, operose, punishing, toilsomeadjective

    characterized by effort to the point of exhaustion; especially physical effort

    "worked their arduous way up the mining valley"; "a grueling campaign"; "hard labor"; "heavy work"; "heavy going"; "spent many laborious hours on the project"; "set a punishing pace"

    Synonyms:
    backbreaking, sullen, ponderous, laborious, overweight, toilsome, intemperate, sound, wakeless, dense, grueling, with child(p), threatening, grave, straining, severe, cloggy, lumbering, large(p), great(p), clayey, enceinte, voiceless, grievous, tough, fleshy, weighed down, hard, weighty, unvoiced, gruelling, expectant, concentrated, lowering, surd, heavy(a), sonorous, impenetrable, arduous, operose, strenuous, heavy(p), big(a), labored, profound, difficult, laboured, punishing, strong, gravid, big(p), leaden, knockout

    Antonyms:
    shallow, thin, fooling, lean, temperate, loose, unimportant, low-density(p), effortless, strict, virtuous, soft, lightweight, digestible, airy, light, nonindulgent, gentle, lighter-than-air, casual, empty, clear, floaty, light-footed, lightly-armed, nonpregnant, gradual, lively, easy, buoyant, light-duty, light-armed

27. heavy, leadenadjective

    lacking lightness or liveliness

    "heavy humor"; "a leaden conversation"

    Synonyms:
    laboured, sullen, laborious, overweight, toilsome, dull, intemperate, with child(p), sound, wakeless, dense, grueling, heavy(p), threatening, grave, cloggy, heavy(a), large(p), clayey, enceinte, grievous, fleshy, weighed down, hard, weighty, impenetrable, gruelling, expectant, lumbering, ponderous, backbreaking, sonorous, great(p), profound, operose, plodding, weighted, arduous, big(a), labored, punishing, gravid, big(p), lowering, leaden

    Antonyms:
    virtuous, thin, floaty, low-density(p), light, airy, easy, loose, lean, nonpregnant, unimportant, casual, lightweight, empty, clear, strict, gentle, lightly-armed, gradual, fooling, light-footed, buoyant, soft, nonindulgent, shallow, light-armed, effortless, lively, light-duty, lighter-than-air, digestible, temperate

28. heavy, profound, sound, wakelessadjective

    (of sleep) deep and complete

    "a heavy sleep"; "fell into a profound sleep"; "a sound sleeper"; "deep wakeless sleep"

    Synonyms:
    laboured, sullen, laborious, reasoned, overweight, toilsome, effectual, intemperate, with child(p), sound, wakeless, good, dense, grueling, unsounded, heavy(p), threatening, grave, legal, cloggy, heavy(a), large(p), clayey, enceinte, intelligent, grievous, fleshy, levelheaded, weighed down, hard, weighty, impenetrable, level-headed, gruelling, well-grounded, expectant, lumbering, ponderous, backbreaking, unfathomed, sonorous, great(p), profound, operose, fundamental, arduous, big(a), labored, unplumbed, punishing, gravid, big(p), healthy, lowering, leaden

    Antonyms:
    soft, clear, effortless, empty, light-armed, loose, temperate, nonindulgent, floaty, strict, airy, digestible, gradual, light, light-footed, lightly-armed, lightweight, low-density(p), gentle, thin, light-duty, casual, nonpregnant, easy, virtuous, lighter-than-air, shallow, unimportant, buoyant, lively, lean, fooling

29. big(p), enceinte, expectant, gravid, great(p), large(p), heavy(p), with child(p)adverb

    in an advanced stage of pregnancy

    "was big with child"; "was great with child"

    Antonyms:
    effortless, nonindulgent, low-density(p), thin, lightweight, lighter-than-air, easy, nonpregnant, light, digestible, fooling, airy, virtuous, temperate, casual, strict, light-armed, lean, light-footed, shallow, unimportant, floaty, buoyant, soft, light-duty, loose, gentle, empty, lightly-armed, clear, lively, gradual

30. heavy, heavilyadverb

    slowly as if burdened by much weight

    "time hung heavy on their hands"

    Synonyms:
    intemperately, hard, heavily, to a great extent

    Antonyms:
    gentle, lighter-than-air, shallow, thin, empty, buoyant, clear, light, lightly-armed, virtuous, unimportant, temperate, lively, lean, light-duty, soft, nonindulgent, fooling, loose, casual, nonpregnant, airy, digestible, effortless, lightweight, strict, light-footed, floaty, low-density(p), easy, light-armed, gradual

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1. heavyadjective

   Synonyms:
   WEIGHTY, ponderous, not light, not easy to lift

2. heavyadjective

   Synonyms:
   oppressive, grievous, severe, burdensome, cumbersome, afflictive

3. heavyadjective

   Synonyms:
   dull, sluggish, inert, inactive, stupid, torpid, indolent, slow

4. heavyadjective

   Synonyms:
   dejected, depressed, sorrowful, sad, gloomy, melancholy, despondent, downcast, down-hearted, low-spirited, crest-fallen, chap-fallen, in low spirits

5. heavyadjective

   Synonyms:
   onerous, difficult, laborious

6. heavyadjective

   Synonyms:
   tedious, tiresome, wearisome

7. heavyadjective

   Synonyms:
   loaded, burdened, encumbered, weighed down

8. heavyadjective

   Synonyms:
   miry, muddy, cloggy, clayey

9. heavyadjective

   Synonyms:
   clammy (as bread), not well raised

10. heavyadjective

    Synonyms:
    10. stormy, tempestuous, violent, boisterous

11. heavyadjective

    Synonyms:
    loud, deep, roaring

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1. heavyadjective

   Synonyms:
   weighty, massive, ponderous, burdensome, oppressive, onerous, severe, unraised, soggy, indigestible, unleavened

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1. List of paraphrases for "heavy":

   heavy-duty, lourdes, torrential, cumbersome, onerous, burdensome, severe, dense, intensive, busy, serious, thick, strong, intense, ponderous, weighty, indebted, high, major, hard, large, unwieldy, violent, difficult, fraught, great, grave, tough, heavyweight, fierce, huge, peak, big, harsh, abundant, arduous, heavy-lift, enormous, massive, hefty

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1. Kyle Gesuelli:

   As gutters help the home to cope with heavy rain flow, they’re bound to accumulate debris throughout the year that can obstruct the flow of water and lead to overflowing.

2. Lee Min-Ah:

   When male partners work more, women’s economic activity will be discouraged and their responsibility of childcare will only increase, Lee said.The country already has the lowest fertility rate in the world, and a rapidly ageing population. The working-age population peaked at 38 million in 2019 and is set to drop by more than 9 million by 2040, government data show.Lee Yoon-sun, a 29-year-old office worker, said working high-intensity hours and then taking time off would be disruptive.Working long hours when you have a heavy workload and then resting when you are less busy seems like a pattern that will lead to an irregular life, affecting having children and taking care of them.

3. Alex Sigal:

   Suddenly, this guy manages it. So we don't know what that does, my suspicion is that's a heavy escape mutation.

4. The NHC:

   Regardless of development, locally heavy rainfall is possible over the Windward Islands and the northeastern coast of Venezuela Tuesday night and Wednesday.

5. Indya Moore:

   And so to see today, on the anniversary of Stonewall, police heavy saturated in our streets, it's traumatic for some of us.