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leaden

[led-n] / ˈlɛd n /


ADJECTIVE
heavy
Synonyms
Antonyms
STRONGEST




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Gone are the vivid blues and warm oranges and greens, crackling against film grain, that did so much heavy lifting for the first film’s leaden plot.

From Salon ● Sep. 14, 2026

Perhaps an exhibition could explore Jewish artists wrestling with their traditions, but here these objects land like leaden agitprop.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Dec. 16, 2025

Their intended audience includes national security bureaucrats in the U.S. and abroad and the think-tankers and journalists obliged by a sense of professional responsibility to at least scan these generally leaden, cliché-ridden products of groupthink.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Dec. 8, 2025

Bruce Springsteen, “Streets of Philadelphia Sessions” From the Boss’ “Tracks II” trove of lost albums, a more vivid depiction of Bummed-Out Bruce than director Scott Cooper’s leaden “Deliver Me From Nowhere.”

From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 5, 2025

I felt a leaden fear settle into the pit of my stomach.

From "The Name of the Wind" by Patrick Rothfuss




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