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HEAVIER

(adj., noun, adverb, adj.sat)

Definitions

There are 30 meanings of the word Heavier.

How to pronounce heavier:

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Heavier - as an adjective

Of comparatively great physical weight or density

Example: "A heavy load"

Antonyms (Opposite Meaning)
light

Unusually great in degree or quantity or number

Example: "Heavy taxes"

Antonyms (Opposite Meaning)
light

Of the military or industry; using (or being) the heaviest and most powerful armaments or weapons or equipment

Example: "Heavy artillery"

Antonyms (Opposite Meaning)
light

Marked by great psychological weight; weighted down especially with sadness or troubles or weariness

Example: "A heavy heart"

Antonyms (Opposite Meaning)
light

Of great intensity or power or force

Example: "A heavy blow"

Antonyms (Opposite Meaning)
light

(physics, chemistry) being or containing an isotope with greater than average atomic mass or weight

Example: "Heavy hydrogen"

Antonyms (Opposite Meaning)
light

Heavier - as a noun

An actor who plays villainous roles

A serious (or tragic) role in a play

Heavier - as an adverb

Slowly as if burdened by much weight

Example: "Time hung heavy on their hands"

Synonyms (Exact Relations)
heavily

Heavier - as an adjective satellite

Usually describes a large person who is fat but has a large frame to carry it

Synonyms (Exact Relations)
fleshyoverweight

(used of soil) compact and fine-grained

Example: "The clayey soil was heavy and easily saturated"

Synonyms (Exact Relations)
clayeycloggy

Darkened by clouds

Example: "A heavy sky"

Synonyms (Exact Relations)
loweringsullenthreatening

(of an actor or role) being or playing the villain

Example: "Iago is the heavy role in `othello'"

Permitting little if any light to pass through because of denseness of matter

Example: "Dense smoke"

Synonyms (Exact Relations)
denseimpenetrable

Of relatively large extent and density

Example: "A heavy line"

Made of fabric having considerable thickness

Example: "A heavy coat"

Prodigious

Example: "Big spender"

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big

Full and loud and deep

Example: "Heavy sounds"

Synonyms (Exact Relations)
sonorous

Given to excessive indulgence of bodily appetites especially for intoxicating liquors

Example: "A hard drinker"

Synonyms (Exact Relations)
hardintemperate

Of great gravity or crucial import; requiring serious thought

Example: "Grave responsibilities"

Synonyms (Exact Relations)
gravegrievousweighty

Slow and laborious because of weight

Example: "The heavy tread of tired troops"

Synonyms (Exact Relations)
lumberingponderous

Large and powerful; especially designed for heavy loads or rough work

Example: "A heavy truck"

Dense or inadequately leavened and hence likely to cause distress in the alimentary canal

Example: "A heavy pudding"

Sharply inclined

Example: "A heavy grade"

Full of; bearing great weight

Example: "Trees heavy with fruit"

Synonyms (Exact Relations)
weighed down

Requiring or showing effort

Example: "Heavy breathing"

Synonyms (Exact Relations)
laboredlaboured

Characterized by effort to the point of exhaustion; especially physical effort

Example: "Worked their arduous way up the mining valley"

Synonyms (Exact Relations)
arduousbackbreakinggruelinggruellinghardlaboriousoperosepunishingtoilsome

Lacking lightness or liveliness

Example: "Heavy humor"

Synonyms (Exact Relations)
leaden

(of sleep) deep and complete

Example: "A heavy sleep"

Synonyms (Exact Relations)
profoundsoundwakeless

In an advanced stage of pregnancy

Example: "Was big with child"

Synonyms (Exact Relations)
bigenceinteexpectantgravidgreatlargewith child

Example Sentences

"She picked up the heavier box and carried it to the car."
"The older model of the car is significantly heavier than the new one."
"I need to buy a heavier coat for the winter."
"He struggled to lift the heavier weight at the gym."
"The suitcase felt much heavier than before."
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Word Game Points

Is HEAVIER a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, heavier is valid for both Scrabble US and EU
US/CA Valid UK/EU Valid

HEAVIER has a SCRABBLE points total of 13.

Is HEAVIER a valid Words With Friends word?
Yes, heavier is valid for Words With Friends
Valid Word
HEAVIER has a WORDS WITH FRIENDS points total of 13.

Is HEAVIER a valid WordFeud word?
Yes, heavier is valid for WordFeud
Valid Word
HEAVIER has a WORDFEUD points total of 13.

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