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All weighty synonyms

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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.
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