HEAVIES Synonyms: 139 Similar and Opposite Words

heavies

noun

plural of heavy

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

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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

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Recent Examples of heavies 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 Absinthe-eyed, she projectile-vomits blunt observations and also oysters onto the heavies, overimbibing her way into her own grave once she’s inevitably discarded with a shot and shove down a stairwell (a barely-there John Magaro plays one of the gangsters). —

Ryan Lattanzio, IndieWire, 4 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

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Noun

And, hey, the league is better when there are villains.

— Aaron Portzline, New York Times, 5 June 2026
The festive, charming and energetic North American tour of the Broadway production is packed with as much nostalgia as new characters that are doppelgangers for the original series’ heroes and villains, and who often challenge our assumptions about their infamous families.

— John Wenzel, Denver Post, 4 June 2026