Synonyms of heavy hitter

heavy hitter

noun

as in heavy

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

Synonyms & Similar Words

• heavy
• heavyweight
• big
• big gun
• big boy
• big wheel
• major leaguer
• big leaguer
• lion
• big cheese
• magnate
• king
• big-timer
• fat cat
• queen
• big shot
• tycoon
• poo-bah
• biggie
• prince
• wheel
• high-muckety-muck
• bigwig
• bigfoot
• muck-a-muck
• baron
• kingfish
• nob
• nawab
• nibs
• nabob
• kahuna
• kingpin
• mucky-muck
• princess
• honcho
• high-muck-a-muck
• muckety-muck
• czar
• pooh-bah
• tsar
• VIP
• mogul
• tzar

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• nothing
• nobody
• lightweight
• zero
• shrimp
• subordinate
• nonentity
• twerp
• zilch
• whippersnapper
• inferior
• mediocrity
• obscurity
• underling

Examples of heavy hitter in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Packed tight like sardines on round leather banquettes the fashion industry's heavy hitters made small talk with neighbors or tapped urgently on their phones; little islands of impatience. —Chloe Malle, Vogue, 7 Sep. 2024

Nordstrom’s online beauty aisle is stocked with heavy hitters from Armani, Laura Mercier, MAC, and Kiehl’s skincare to set you up for all sorts of success this fall. —Annie Blackman, Glamour, 31 Aug. 2024

Delta Airlines and JPMorgan Chase are some of the heavy hitters on deck for later in the week. —Jesse Pound, CNBC, 8 Oct. 2024

The project unites some heavy hitters, and some big horror names, on the producing side. —Borys Kit, The Hollywood Reporter, 8 Oct. 2024