All hefty synonyms
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H h adj hefty
- heavy β of great weight; hard to lift or carry: a heavy load.
- tremendous β extraordinarily great in size, amount, or intensity: a tremendous ocean liner; tremendous talent.
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- large β of more than average size, quantity, degree, etc.; exceeding that which is common to a kind or class; big; great: a large house; a large number; in large measure; to a large extent.
- sizable β of considerable size; fairly large: He inherited a sizable fortune.
- substantial β of ample or considerable amount, quantity, size, etc.: a substantial sum of money.
- massive β consisting of or forming a large mass; bulky and heavy: massive columns.
- robust β strong and healthy; hardy; vigorous: a robust young man; a robust faith; a robust mind.
- colossal β If you describe something as colossal, you are emphasizing that it is very large.
- weighty β having considerable weight; heavy; ponderous: a weighty bundle.
- ample β If there is an ample amount of something, there is enough of it and usually some extra.
- awkward β An awkward situation is embarrassing and difficult to deal with.
- beefy β Someone, especially a man, who is beefy has a big body and large muscles.
- brawny β Someone who is brawny is strong and has big muscles.
- burly β A burly man has a broad body and strong muscles.
- cumbersome β Something that is cumbersome is large and heavy and therefore difficult to carry, wear, or handle.
- forceful β full of force; powerful; vigorous; effective: a forceful plea for peace.
- hulking β heavy and clumsy; bulky.
- husky β big and strong; burly.
- major β Clarence, born 1936, U.S. novelist and poet.
- muscular β of or relating to muscle or the muscles: muscular strain.
- ponderous β of great weight; heavy; massive.
- powerful β physically strong, as a person: a large, powerful athlete.
- strapping β powerfully built; robust.
- strong β having, showing, or able to exert great bodily or muscular power; physically vigorous or robust: a strong boy.
- sturdy β strongly built; stalwart; robust: sturdy young athletes.
- unwieldy β not wieldy; wielded with difficulty; not readily handled or managed in use or action, as from size, shape, or weight; awkward; ungainly.
- vigorous β full of or characterized by vigor: a vigorous effort.
- large-scale β very extensive or encompassing; of great scope: a large-scale business plan.
- thumping β of, like, or pertaining to a thump.
adjective hefty
- bulky β Something that is bulky is large and heavy. Bulky things are often difficult to move or deal with.
- stocky β of solid and sturdy form or build; thick-set and, usually, short.
- 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.
- thickset β set thickly or in close arrangement; dense: a thickset hedge.
- big β A big person or thing is large in physical size.
- extensive β Covering or affecting a large area.