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Definitions

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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There is no single, standard definition of middle class, or upper middle class, and what counts as a hefty income in one city can feel paltry in another.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 5, 2026

Armed with his hefty lead, Trump made sure he carried focus into the evening session.

From BBC • Apr. 3, 2026

For investors, that makes utility stocks, with their steady earnings and hefty yields, an attractive bet.

From Barron's • Apr. 2, 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

I was startled to see a live person in the shopcase, a hefty girl of about thirty, in a green, yellow and lavender chiffon dress.

From "Nine Stories" by J. D. Salinger