Synonyms for heavy

Other words for “heavy”, grouped by meaning.

We found 65 synonyms for “heavy”. The most common are dense, doughy, heavier-than-air, hefty, massive.

adjective of comparatively great physical weight or density

Oppositeslight

adjective unusually great in degree or quantity or number

Similarharsh
Oppositeslight

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

Oppositeslight

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

Oppositeslight

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

Similarfat

adjective (used of soil) compact and fine-grained

Synonymsclayeycloggy
Similarcompact

adjective darkened by clouds

Similarcloudy

adjective of great intensity or power or force

Similarbig
Oppositeslight

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

Oppositeslight

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

Similarwicked

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

Similarthick

adjective of relatively large extent and density

Similarthick

adjective made of fabric having considerable thickness

Similarthick

adjective prodigious

Synonymsbig

adjective full and loud and deep

Synonymssonorous
Similarfull

adjective given to excessive indulgence of bodily appetites especially for intoxicating liquors

Similarindulgent

adjective of great gravity or crucial import; requiring serious thought

Similarimportant

adjective slow and laborious because of weight

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

Similarheavy-duty

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

adjective sharply inclined

Similarsteep

adjective full of; bearing great weight

Synonymsweighed down
Similarfull

adjective requiring or showing effort

Similareffortful

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

Similareffortful

adjective lacking lightness or liveliness

Synonymsleaden
Similardull

adjective (of sleep) deep and complete

Similardeep

adjective in an advanced stage of pregnancy

Similarpregnant

adverb slowly as if burdened by much weight

Synonymsheavily

Source: WordNet 3.1, Princeton University