Synonyms of heavies

heavies

noun

plural of heavy

1

as in villains

a mean, evil, or unprincipled person

he played the heavy in film after film until being cast against type as the romantic lead in a comedy

Synonyms & Similar Words

• villains
• brutes
• monsters
• criminals
• offenders
• savages
• devils
• beasts
• bandits
• thugs
• nazis
• gangsters
• baddies
• rogues
• assassins
• miscreants
• scoundrels
• wretches
• reprobates
• scalawags
• fiends
• no-goods
• crooks
• losers
• rascals
• knaves
• varlets
• rapscallions
• scamps
• evildoers
• hounds
• perpetrators
• meanies
• scapegraces
• caitiffs
• snakes
• culprits
• blackguards
• outlaws
• trespassers
• perps
• felons
• desperadoes
• lawbreakers
• heels
• vipers
• racketeers
• toughs
• sinners
• malefactors
• hoodlums
• wrongdoers
• goons
• cads
• serpents
• transgressors
• ruffians
• cutthroats
• cons
• convicts
• lowlifes
• rowdies
• villainesses
• jailbirds
• hooligans
• roughs
• bravos
• gunmen
• stinkers
• trash
• ne'er-do-wells

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• angels
• saints
• heroes
• innocents

2

as in heavyweights

one of high position or importance within a group

in the field of secondary education, she definitely ranks as one of the heavies

Synonyms & Similar Words

• heavyweights
• bigs
• wheels
• magnates
• kings
• tycoons
• lions
• bigwigs
• biggies
• barons
• big guns
• heavy hitters
• princes
• major leaguers
• nobs
• nabobs
• queens
• big boys
• big leaguers
• big wheels
• kingfish
• big shots
• kahunas
• big-timers
• nawabs
• muckety-mucks
• kingpins
• nibs
• honchos
• pooh-bahs
• princesses
• big cheeses
• czars
• moguls
• bigfeet
• high-muck-a-mucks
• fat cats
• VIPs

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• shrimp
• lightweights
• zeros
• nobodies
• nonentities
• subordinates
• twerps
• whippersnappers
• underlings
• inferiors
• obscurities
• mediocrities
• zilches

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of heavies

In any year, in any culture, there are no antagonists (save for Nazis) better suited as action cinema heavies; rooting against child trafficking lowlifes is moral, easy, and best of all, a completely guiltless pleasure. — Andy Crump, IndieWire, 15 June 2026

However, on season 2 of Twin Peaks, the actress played Miss Jones, the right-hand woman for one of the series' heavies, Thomas Eckhardt (the late David Warner). — Drew MacKie, PEOPLE, 11 Apr. 2026

Specifically, Alioto sought to reimagine the magazine as a many-pronged vehicle for promising tastes—like those of regular contributors and critical heavies, Grace Byron and Greta Rainbow. — Literary Hub, 5 Mar. 2026

The Paramount executive also became president of the American Motion Picture Association (precursor to the MPA) in 1925, beating out the likes of Marcus Loew, Lasky, William Fox, Hays, Sam Rothafel, Sam Katz, Carl Laemmle, Joseph Schenck, and other Hollywood heavies. — Chris Yogerst, HollywoodReporter, 16 Jan. 2026

Kier’s American career centered around playing heavies. — Bethy Squires, Vulture, 24 Nov. 2025

In February, Mayor Harrell, at the behest of local heavies such as Amazon and Microsoft, led the opposition to a referendum on another tax on those companies which would help pay for public, mixed-income housing in a city that desperately needs it. — Bill McKibben, New Yorker, 23 Sep. 2025

Well, there’s essentially two groups within the rare element family, lights and heavies. — IEEE Spectrum, 7 Dec. 2023