heavy-du·ty
| \ ˈhe-vē-ˈdü-tē
, -ˈdyü- \
, -ˈdyü- \
Definition of heavy-duty
Synonyms & Antonyms for heavy-duty
Synonyms
- acute,
- almighty,
- blistering,
- deep,
- dreadful,
- excruciating,
- explosive,
- exquisite,
- fearful,
- fearsome,
- ferocious,
- fierce,
- frightful,
- furious,
- ghastly,
- hard,
- heavy,
- hellacious,
- intense,
- intensive,
- keen,
- profound,
- terrible,
- vehement,
- vicious,
- violent
Antonyms
Visit the Thesaurus for More
Keep scrolling for more
Learn More about heavy-duty
Dictionary Entries near heavy-duty
See More Nearby EntriesStatistics for heavy-duty
Look-up Popularity
Cite this Entry
“Heavy-duty.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/heavy-duty. Accessed 1 Mar. 2021.
Style: MLA
MLA
Chicago
APA
Merriam-Webster
Chicago
APA
Merriam-Webster
Keep scrolling for more
More Definitions for heavy-duty
heavy-duty
adjective
English Language Learners Definition of heavy-duty
: designed to do difficult work without breaking
US
: very intense or serious
See the full definition for heavy-duty in the English Language Learners Dictionary
Comments on heavy-duty
What made you want to look up heavy-duty? Please tell us where you read or heard it (including the quote, if possible).
Test Your Vocabulary
February 2021 Words of the Day Quiz
-
- Which is a synonym of perdure?
Can you spell these 10 commonly misspelled words?
TAKE THE QUIZ
Anagram puzzles meet word search.
TAKE THE QUIZLove words? Need even more definitions?
Merriam-Webster unabridged
Words at Play
Ask the Editors
Share heavy-duty
Time Traveler for heavy-duty
The first known use of heavy-duty was in 1914
See more words from the same year