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heavyweight

[hev-ee-weyt] / ˈhɛv iˌweɪt /
ADJECTIVE
heavy
Synonyms
STRONG
fat gross large
WEAK
abundant ample awkward beefy big built bulky burdensome chunky considerable copious corpulent cumbersome cumbrous elephantine enceinte excessive expectant fleshy gravid hefty huge laden lead-footed loaded
Antonyms
STRONG
skinny slender thin
ADJECTIVE
big-league
Synonyms
STRONG
chief grave great heavy major professional
WEAK
big-time blue-chip critical crucial exceptional four-star front-page high-power major-league playing hard ball serious strictly business
Antonyms
STRONG
happy inconsequential insignificant little minor small trivial unimportant unskilled
NOUN
dignitary
Synonyms
STRONGEST
bigwig celebrity luminary
STRONG
VIP character eminence leader lion nabob notability notable official personage star
WEAK
big gun big kahuna big shot person of influence top cat
Antonyms
STRONGEST
nobody

Example Sentences

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Jose Luis Abalos is a disgraced ex-Socialist heavyweight, a former transport minister who helped propel Sanchez to power in 2018.

From Barron's • Apr. 7, 2026

After a draw in the first bout in 2018, Wilder lost his WBC heavyweight title in the rematch in 2020 and then also lost the third fight.

From BBC • Apr. 5, 2026

Former world heavyweight champion Wilder, 40, was once considered the most feared puncher in boxing.

From BBC • Apr. 4, 2026

Autovol, another industry heavyweight, rarely has trouble getting coverage when it needs it, he said.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 3, 2026

I’d seen it in a photograph in the newspaper, the day after Joe Louis knocked out Jim Braddock and laid him on the mat to become heavyweight champion.

From "X: A Novel" by Ilyasah Shabazz

From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.