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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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Fury returned to the ring on the back of two defeats by heavyweight champion Oleksandr Usyk - his only professional career losses to date.

From BBC • Apr. 12, 2026

Wardley told BBC Sport he would "100% be up" for fighting Fury later this year, but also admitted he would prioritise a potential undisputed heavyweight fight with Usyk in the future.

From BBC • Apr. 12, 2026

Wardley puts his WBO heavyweight title on the line against Daniel Dubois at Manchester's Co-op Live Arena on 9 May.

From BBC • Apr. 12, 2026

Gallagher: "All heavyweight opponents are dangerous. Stylistically, though, I think he's made for Fury. He comes in straight lines and Fury's boxing brain and ability should be too much."

From BBC • Apr. 10, 2026

I was in the heavyweight division, and I had neither enough power to compensate for my lack of speed nor enough speed to make up for my lack of power.

From "Long Walk to Freedom" by Nelson Mandela