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Definition of heavyweight
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Synonyms & Antonyms for heavyweight
Synonyms
big, big boy, big cheese, big gun, big leaguer, big shot, big wheel, big-timer, bigfoot, biggie, bigwig, fat cat, heavy, heavy hitter, high-muck-a-muck (or high-muckety-muck), honcho, kahuna, kingfish, kingpin, major leaguer, muckety-muck (also muck-a-muck), nabob, nawab, nibs, nob [chiefly British], pooh-bah (also poo-bah), wheel
Antonyms
lightweight, nobody, nonentity, nothing, shrimp, twerp, whippersnapper, zero, zilch
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Examples of heavyweight in a Sentence
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On a frantic mission to sculpt his body, Carlos Suárez powers through another day of his heavy weight routine. — Washington Post, "Lawyer to be Mexico’s first body builder at Pan Am Games," 18 July 2019 Embodying a slave For Rogers, the work of complicating history and sometimes bearing the heavy weight of it is a family business. — NBC News, "A modern man brings his slave ancestor to life, revealing America's complex story," 30 Aug. 2019 In addition to the heavy weight of history, hardliners in both governments will dig in their heels against concessions. — Los Angeles Times, "Hello, Donald? This is the ayatollah calling," 28 Aug. 2019 The heavier weights may be necessary off the ledges at depths of 15 feet and more just to get the rig to bottom quickly, but less weight works better in shallower water. — Frank Sargeant, al, "Why Carolina rig fishing works in Alabama waters," 29 July 2019 Broadcom fell the most among chipmakers and Intel, Texas Instruments and Nvidia were also among the heaviest weights on technology stocks. — Washington Post, "Chipmakers, trade fears push stocks lower in early trading," 14 June 2019 Her mom failed her by making it too easy, and that is a heavy weight to carry for both of them. — PEOPLE.com, "Elisabeth Rohm's Blog: Why I'm 'Tough' on My Daughter and Expect Her to Do School Work Alone," 21 June 2019 The organization was challenged with operational cost but the $5 million owned to a group of nine banks was the heavier weight. — Lily Jackson | Ljackson@al.com, al.com, "Mobile plan aims to pull GulfQuest out of rough waters, again," 18 July 2019 Under this heavier weight of sleep pressure, patients fall asleep faster, and achieve a more stable, solid form of sleep across the night. — Mayo Oshin, Quartzy, "Five scientifically proven ways to fall asleep faster," 19 June 2019These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'heavyweight.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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