Another word for heavy
heavy
modif.
Weighty
weighty, bulky, massive, cumbersome, unwieldy, ponderous, huge, overweight, top-heavy, of great weight, burdensome, portly, weighty, cumbrous, stout, big, hard to lift, hard to carry, dense, elephantine, fat, substantial, ample, corpulent, abundant, beefy*, hefty*, chunky*; see also large 1.
Viscous
Burdensome
troublesome, oppressive, vexatious; see difficult 1, disturbing, onerous 1.
Dull
listless, slow, apathetic; see dull 6, indifferent 1.
Gloomy
Difficult
complicated, troublesome, knotty; see complex 2, confused 2, difficult 2, obscure 1.
Soggy
inedible, damp, sodden; see indigestible, wet 1.
heavy implies relatively great density, quantity, intensity, etc. and figuratively connotes a pressing down on the mind, spirits, or senses heavy water, heavy-hearted; weighty suggests heaviness as an absolute rather than a relative quality and figuratively connotes great importance or influence a weighty problem: ponderous applies to something that is very heavy because of size or bulk and figuratively connotes a labored or dull quality a ponderous dissertation; massive stresses largeness and solidity rather than heaviness and connotes an impressiveness due to great size massive structures; cumbersome implies a heaviness and bulkiness that makes for awkward handling and, in extended use, connotes unwieldiness cumbersome formalities
hang heavypass tediously, go slowly, be tedious; see drag 2.
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Another word for heavy
Having a relatively great weight:
heavyweight, hefty, massive, ponderous, weighty. See heavyUnwieldy or clumsy, especially due to excess weight:
cumbersome, cumbrous, lumpish, lumpy, ponderous. See easy, heavyHaving a large body, especially in girth:
bulky, hefty, hulking, hulky, husky2, stout. See bigCharacterized by abundance:
abundant, ample, bounteous, bountiful, copious, generous, plenitudinous, plenteous, plentiful, substantial, voluminous. See big, give, richIntensely sustained, especially in activity:
concentrated, fierce, heightened, intense, intensive. See strongConveying great physical force:
hard, hefty, powerful, severe. See bigIntensely violent in sustained velocity:
fierce, furious, high, strong. See strongViolently disturbed or agitated, as by storms:
dirty, raging, roiled, roily, rough, rugged, stormy, tempestuous, tumultuous, turbulent, ugly, violent, wild. See calmIndulging in drink to an excessive degree:
hard. (Informal) two-fisted. See excessHaving great consequence or weight:
earnest1, grave2, momentous, serious, severe, weighty. See importantHaving a dense or viscous consistency:
gelatinous, stodgy, thick. See solidNot readily digested because of richness:
rich. See ingestionGrowing profusely:
dense, lush1, luxuriant, profuse, rank2, thick. See bigBurdened by a weighty load:
heavy-laden, laden, loaded. See fullRequiring great or extreme bodily, mental, or spiritual strength:
arduous, backbreaking, burdensome, demanding, difficult, effortful, exacting, exigent, formidable, hard, laborious, onerous, oppressive, rigorous, rough, severe, taxing, tough, trying, weighty. See heavy- (Slang)
Beyond the understanding of an average mind:
abstruse, deep, esoteric, profound, recondite. See easy, surface
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