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heav·y
 heavy
- pronunciation:
- he
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- parts of speech:
- adjective, noun
- features:
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| part of speech: |
adjective |
| inflections: |
heavier, heaviest |
| definition 1: |
having much weight.
a heavy machine- synonyms:
- hefty, ponderous, weighty
- antonyms:
- ethereal, light
- similar words:
- elephantine, fat, fleshy, massive
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| definition 2: |
of great size, quantity, or amount.
a heavy rain- synonyms:
- considerable, large
- antonyms:
- light, meager
- similar words:
- abundant, copious, dense, extensive, hard, intense, profuse
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| definition 3: |
causing great mental anxiety or reflection; serious; deep.
a heavy sorrow- synonyms:
- deep, grave, keen, profound
- antonyms:
- light
- similar words:
- grievous, heartfelt, overwhelming, serious, weighty
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| definition 4: |
of great force; intense; rough.
He gave me a heavy shove.- synonyms:
- forceful, powerful, rough
- antonyms:
- calm, gentle, light
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| definition 5: |
depressed or very sad.
a heavy heart- synonyms:
- disconsolate, mournful, sad, unhappy
- antonyms:
- cheerful, light
- similar words:
- dejected, depressed, downcast, downhearted, grave, heartsick, heavy-hearted, pained
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| definition 6: |
charged or loaded.
a decision heavy with implication- synonyms:
- charged, fraught
- similar words:
- crucial, grave, important, momentous, pivotal, serious, weighty
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| definition 7: |
difficult to endure.
a heavy burden of debt- synonyms:
- onerous, oppressive
- similar words:
- burdensome, crushing, hard, impossible, intolerable, overwhelming, robust, weighty
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| definition 8: |
(slang) deeply meaningful; profound.
That play was really heavy.- synonyms:
- deep, profound
- antonyms:
- lightweight
- similar words:
- abstruse, esoteric
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| related words: |
arduous, corpulent, deep, fat, gross, obese, onerous, oppressive, overweight, painful, ponderous, rich, solid, sore, sound, stiff, thick |
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| part of speech: |
noun |
| inflections: |
heavies |
| definition 1: |
one who is portrayed or perceived as a villain.
She made him the heavy in their divorce.Who's the heavy in this play?- synonyms:
- antagonist, villain
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| definition 2: |
(slang) an important person.
- synonyms:
- big shot, honcho, somebody, VIP
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