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heft

[heft] / hɛft /
NOUN
avoirdupois
Synonyms
STRONG
bulk bulkiness fat fatness heftiness ponderosity ponderousness weight weightiness
WEAK
hugeness
NOUN
load
Synonyms
STRONGEST
amount bundle capacity consignment goods haul payload shipment weight
STRONG
bale charge contents encumbrance hindrance lading mass pack parcel part shot
Antonyms
STRONG
whole
WEAK
benefit blessing
NOUN
preponderancy
Synonyms
WEAK
G-factor adiposity avoirdupois ballast bulk burden density gravity gross heftiness load mass measurement net ponderosity ponderousness poundage preponderance pressure substance tonnage
NOUN
weight
Synonyms
STRONGEST
burden density gravity load pressure substance
STRONG
adiposity avoirdupois ballast gross heftiness mass measurement net ponderosity ponderousness poundage tonnage
WEAK
G-factor
Antonyms
WEAK
triviality unimportance
VERB
carry
Synonyms
STRONGEST
bear bring ferry give haul hoist import lift lug move pack remove take tote transfer transmit
STRONG
backpack cart channel conduct convey convoy displace fetch freight funnel pipe portage relay relocate shift shoulder sustain transplant truck waft
WEAK
schlepp traject
Antonyms
STRONGEST
avoid dodge drop fix hold keep lower maintain receive refuse remain shun stay stop
STRONG
leave
WEAK
fail lose
VERB
heave
Synonyms
STRONGEST
fling haul hoist hurl sling tug
STRONG
boost cast chuck drag elevate launch pitch pull raise send toss
Antonyms
STRONG
decrease depress destroy drop finish keep lessen lower raze receive stop
VERB
lift
Synonyms
STRONGEST
boost climb hoist pick up raise rise soar
STRONG
arise aspire disperse dissipate elevate erect hike mount rear up upheave uplift upraise
WEAK
bear aloft build up buoy up come up draw up hike up jack up jump up move up put up raise high take up uprear
Antonyms
STRONGEST
decrease descend drop fall lessen lower
WEAK
set down
VERB
tote
Synonyms
STRONGEST
bear bring carry hump
STRONG
cart convey ferry freight haul hoist lift lug move portage shift shoulder sustain transport truck
WEAK
convoy fetch schlepp transfer
Antonyms
STRONG
drop leave
VERB
weigh
Synonyms
STRONG
counterbalance measure scale
WEAK
have a weight of put in the balance put on the scale tip the scales at
Antonyms
WEAK
ignore neglect

Example Sentences

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During each new trip, I was newly struck by the way millions of Legos can grant a sense of physical heft to heavy ideas.

From Salon • Apr. 26, 2026

But the region’s powers that enjoy ample finances, geopolitical heft and strategic reserves have crafted quick workarounds.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 22, 2026

Originally pitched as a movie, the comeback is subdivided instead into 30-minute-long quarters, giving them a certain heft, whereas a “TV movie” might have felt like a throwaway, an afterthought.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 9, 2026

Amazon has a long history of successful investing, and of profitably renting out the computing heft that it builds.

From Barron's • Apr. 3, 2026

I don’t want to just drag it across the lawn and kill all the grass, so I heft the whole thing onto my back and haul it over.

From "Wayward Creatures" by Dayna Lorentz

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