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hefty

[hef-tee] / ˈhɛf ti /
ADJECTIVE
big, bulky
Synonyms
STRONGEST
colossal fat heavy large massive robust sizable substantial tremendous weighty
WEAK
ample awkward beefy brawny burly cumbersome extensive forceful hulking husky large-scale major muscular ponderous powerful strapping strong sturdy thumping unwieldy vigorous
Antonyms
STRONGEST
easy impoverished inconsequential insignificant light little miniature poor slight small thin tiny trivial unimportant unsubstantial

Example Sentences

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Tickets for adults were hefty, ranging from $69 for a day pass to $449 for a 3-day VIP experience.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 1, 2026

By claiming to believe in demons, the vice president is leeching onto another youth trend, and probably getting a hefty boost in social media algorithms for it.

From Salon • Apr. 1, 2026

Equities struggled following hefty losses in Wall Street.

From Barron's • Mar. 27, 2026

The wages would not be as big as in Saudi Arabia but he would still earn a hefty sum.

From BBC • Mar. 25, 2026

Tanisha elbows me in the ribs so hard, I let out a hefty cough.

From "Like Vanessa" by Tami Charles

From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.