Definitions

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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Also on the card, former UFC heavyweight champion Ngannou takes on Philipe Lins and fan favourite Diaz faces Mike Perry, but they have mostly taken a backseat to Rousey and Carano in fight week.

From BBC • May 15, 2026

Boxer Anthony Joshua is placed at eighth with a fortune of £240 million, one place above his heavyweight rival Tyson Fury, who is ninth on £162 million.

From Barron's • May 15, 2026

If I was going to pop over to Monaco and place a bet on next year’s heavyweight contender, “Fatherland” would be it.

From Los Angeles Times • May 11, 2026

Thailand's former prime minister Thaksin Shinawatra was released early from prison on Monday, raising the prospect of a return to the spotlight for the political heavyweight.

From Barron's • May 10, 2026

Bruiser Bulk—ain’t he the Upper Midwest heavyweight champ?

From "Lawn Boy Returns" by Gary Paulsen

heavyweight

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