All weighty synonyms
weightΒ·y
W w adjective weighty
- solemn β grave, sober, or mirthless, as a person, the face, speech, tone, or mood: solemn remarks.
- somber β gloomily dark; shadowy; dimly lighted: a somber passageway.
- big deal β If you say that something is a big deal, you mean that it is important or significant in some way.
- considerable β Considerable means great in amount or degree.
- critical β If a person is critical or in a critical condition in hospital, they are seriously ill.
- crucial β If you describe something as crucial, you mean it is extremely important.
- forcible β done or effected by force: forcible entry into a house.
- grave β the grave accent.
- heavyweight β heavy in weight.
- life and death β ending with the death or possible death of one of the participants; crucially important: The cobra was engaged in a life-and-death struggle with the mongoose.
- material β the substance or substances of which a thing is made or composed: Stone is a durable material.
- no-nonsense β not tolerating anything frivolous or trifling; firm and businesslike: a no-nonsense approach to money matters; a no-nonsense teacher with well-behaved classes.
- sedate β calm, quiet, or composed; undisturbed by passion or excitement: a sedate party; a sedate horse.
- severe β harsh; unnecessarily extreme: severe criticism; severe laws.
- staid β of settled or sedate character; not flighty or capricious.
- underlined β to mark with a line or lines underneath; underscore.
- influential β having or exerting influence, especially great influence: three influential educators.
- difficult β not easily or readily done; requiring much labor, skill, or planning to be performed successfully; hard: a difficult job.
- troublesome β causing trouble, annoyance, or difficulty; vexatious: a troublesome situation; a troublesome person.
- onerous β burdensome, oppressive, or troublesome; causing hardship: onerous duties.
- backbreaking β demanding great effort; exhausting
- crushing β A crushing defeat, burden, or disappointment is a very great or severe one.
- demanding β A demanding job or task requires a lot of your time, energy, or attention.
- exacting β Making great demands on one's skill, attention, or other resources.
- exigent β Pressing ; demanding.
- grievous β causing grief or great sorrow: grievous news.
- oppressive β burdensome, unjustly harsh, or tyrannical: an oppressive king; oppressive laws.
- superincumbent β lying or resting on something else.
- taxing β wearingly burdensome: the day-to-day, taxing duties of a supervisor.
- tough β strong and durable; not easily broken or cut.
- worrisome β worrying, annoying, or disturbing; causing worry: a worrisome problem.
- worrying β to torment oneself with or suffer from disturbing thoughts; fret.
- heavy β of great weight; hard to lift or carry: a heavy load.
- big β A big person or thing is large in physical size.
- substantial β of ample or considerable amount, quantity, size, etc.: a substantial sum of money.
- hefty β heavy; weighty: a hefty book.
- bulky β Something that is bulky is large and heavy. Bulky things are often difficult to move or deal with.
- cumbersome β Something that is cumbersome is large and heavy and therefore difficult to carry, wear, or handle.
- ponderous β of great weight; heavy; massive.
- burdensome β If you describe something as burdensome, you mean it is worrying or hard to deal with.
- cumbrous β cumbersome
- dense β Something that is dense contains a lot of things or people in a small area.
- fat β File Allocation Table
- fleshy β having much flesh; plump; fat.
- massive β consisting of or forming a large mass; bulky and heavy: massive columns.
- obese β very fat or overweight; corpulent.
- overweight β weighing too much or more than is considered normal, proper, etc.: overweight luggage; an overweight patient; two letters that may be overweight.
- porcine β of or relating to swine.
- portly β rather heavy or fat; stout; corpulent.
- stout β bulky in figure; heavily built; corpulent; thickset; fat: She is getting too stout for her dresses. Synonyms: big, rotund, stocky, portly, fleshy. Antonyms: thin, lean, slender, slim; skinny, scrawny.