Heavy Synonyms

181 heavy synonyms include weighty, hefty, big, large, substantial, massive, ponderous, solid, dense, and leaden. Heavy is an adjective, and its antonyms are light and thin. Here are some additional synonyms for "heavy" with example sentences.

Another word for Heavy

181 other ways to say heavy.

1. large

  • well upholstered  
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  • well padded  
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  • weighty  
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  • weighing a ton  
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  • tubby  
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  • substantial
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  • stout  
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  • stocky  
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  • solid
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  • pursy  
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  • pudgy  
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  • portly  
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  • porky  
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  • ponderous  
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  • podgy  
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  • poddy  
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  • plump  
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  • paunchy  
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  • overweight  
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  • of ample build  
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  • obese  
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  • massive
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  • leaden  
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  • large
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  • hulking  
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  • hefty  
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  • fleshy  
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  • fat
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  • Falstaffian  
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  • dense  
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  • corpulent  
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  • burdensome  
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  • bulky  
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  • broad in the beam  
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  • blubbery  
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  • big
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  • beefy  
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  • ample
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2. covered

  • weighted down  
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  • weighed down  
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  • teeming  
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  • loaded  
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  • laden  
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  • groaning  
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  • filled
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  • covered  
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  • bursting  
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  • abounding
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3. thick

  • thick
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  • soupy  
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  • smoggy  
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  • opaque  
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  • murky  
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  • impenetrable  
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  • dense  
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4. rough

  • unrefined  
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  • ungraceful  
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  • rugged  
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  • rough-hewn  
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  • rough
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  • inelegant  
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  • craggy  
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  • coarse  
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5. hearty

6. viscous

  • wet
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  • viscous  
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  • viscid  
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  • sticky  
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  • muddy  
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  • gooey  
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  • glutinous  
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  • gluey  
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  • gloppy  
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  • gloopy  
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  • difficult
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  • cloggy  
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  • clayey  
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  • clay  
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  • clarty  
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  • claggy  
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7. hefty

8. lavish with

  • using too much of  
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  • using a lot of  
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  • unstinting with  
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  • profuse with  
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  • overusing  
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  • overabundant in  
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  • liberal with  
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  • lavish with  
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  • generous with  
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  • free with  
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  • extravagant with  
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  • abundant in  
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  • abounding in  
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9. violent

10. physical

  • wearying  
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  • tough
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  • toilsome  
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  • tiring  
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  • strenuous  
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  • physical
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  • onerous  
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  • murderous  
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  • laborious  
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  • knackering  
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  • killing  
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  • hellish  
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  • hard
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  • gruelling  
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  • fatiguing  
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  • exigent  
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  • exhausting  
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  • exacting  
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  • difficult
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  • demanding
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  • back-breaking  
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  • arduous  
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Use heavy in a Sentence

Forgiveness helped absolve her heavy heart.

He carried a heavy burden home.

My shoulder aches after lifting heavy boxes.

Road construction caused heavy traffic delays.

The team won the game despite heavy rain.

We stayed inside to avoid the heavy storm.