Synonyms of avoirdupois

avoirdupois

noun

1

as in weight

the amount that something weighs

the coach limited his recruiting to linebackers of a certain avoirdupois

Synonyms & Similar Words

• weight
• heaviness
• heft
• tonnage
• poundage
• bulk
• deadweight
• mass
• weightiness
• massiveness
• solidity
• ponderousness
• heftiness
• substantiality
• solidness
• substantialness

2

as in ponderousness

the state or quality of being heavy

told his patient that he had to do something about his unhealthy avoirdupois and that exercising would be a good start

Synonyms & Similar Words

• ponderousness
• weightiness
• heaviness
• massiveness
• bulk
• heftiness
• overweight
• solidity
• substantiality
• bulkiness
• solidness
• hugeness
• cumbersomeness
• substantialness

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• lightness
• weightlessness
• delicacy
• airiness
• ethereality
• slightness
• insubstantiality
• flimsiness
• fluffiness
• etherealness

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