HEAVY HITTERS Synonyms: 60 Similar and Opposite Words

heavy hitters

noun

plural of heavy hitter

as in heavyweights

one of high position or importance within a group many of the heavy hitters in the wine industry were boozing and schmoozing at the expo

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Recent Examples of heavy hitters Breakouts are getting a full-on rebrand thanks to these Gen Z heavy hitters. —

Brittany Talarico, PEOPLE, 20 Apr. 2026 Set along the cold, deep waters of Islay’s village of Port Ellen, the hotel is well placed for long blustery walks along the Three Distilleries Pathway, which takes you to the island’s heavy hitters of Laphroaig, Lagavulin, and, of course, Ardbeg. —

Travel + Leisure Editors, Travel + Leisure, 15 Apr. 2026 Tech heavy hitters, including Alphabet, Amazon, Apple and Microsoft, are scheduled to report their earnings next week, which could prove to be another tailwind for stocks. —

Mary Cunningham, CBS News, 15 Apr. 2026 Fable and Mane HoliRoots Pre-Wash Treatment Oil The heavy hitters in this hydrating formula include ashwagandha to strengthen the roots, amla to add shine, and castor oil to condition. —

Reece Andavolgyi, InStyle, 12 Apr. 2026 There are also some heavy hitters outside of the festival’s competition strands. —

Andreas Wiseman, Deadline, 9 Apr. 2026 Among the exhibiting artists are such heavy hitters as Rebecca Belmore, Carolina Caycedo, Tony Cokes, Nicholas Galanin, Petrit Halilaj, Max Hooper Schneider, Glenn Ligon, Rirkrit Tiravanija, and Ryan Trecartin and Lizzie Fitch. —

News Desk, Artforum, 8 Apr. 2026 While last year's model lineup included heavy hitters from the pre-hiatus days − Behati Prinsloo, Adriana Lima and Jasmine Tookes, who proudly modeled with a growing baby bump − the show also drafted newbie talent like onetime social media star Quenlin Blackwell. —

Anna Kaufman, USA Today, 2 Apr. 2026 How To Use Your PrizePicks NBA Promo The slate features several heavy hitters with massive point projections. —

Tyler Everett, MSNBC Newsweek, 30 Mar. 2026

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But a growing number of Hollywood heavyweights have continued to raise concerns over the ramifications of the deal for the industry at large.

— Rebecca Keegan, NBC news, 16 Apr. 2026
The movie was made even stranger by then-Hollywood heavyweights like Jackie Chan, Whoopi Goldberg, and Robert Evans playing heightened versions of themselves — not to mention an unsettling performance by Harvey Weinstein as a private detective that has, to put it mildly, not aged well.

— Jim Hemphill, IndieWire, 15 Apr. 2026