Synonyms of avoirdupois

avoirdupois

noun

ˌa-vər-də-ˈpȯiz 

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

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of avoirdupois

To make the most of the full fury of its hot-cam performance, the Integra was trimmed of 140 pounds of not-so-necessary avoirdupois. — Barry Winfield, Car and Driver, 21 May 2020

McCormick was a member of the Jolly Fat Men’s Club, a fraternal group that celebrated avoirdupois. — John Kelly, Washington Post, 23 Sep. 2017

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