Synonyms of heavyweight

heavyweight

noun

ˈhe-vē-ˌwāt 

as in heavy

one of high position or importance within a group

a heavyweight in the U.S. Senate, he has a lot of clout in judicial confirmations

Synonyms & Similar Words

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

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

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

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of heavyweight

And for smart-glasses heavyweight Meta, sales topped 7 million pairs last year, according to eyewear partner EssilorLuxottica. — Tatiana Sataua, Fortune, 27 Oct. 2026

The two acting heavyweights had never worked together until these two shows. — Brayden Garcia, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 22 Oct. 2026

Nvidia, Google, Microsoft, and other tech heavyweights have collaborated to sketch a new electrical architecture for them, with a different kind of transformer facing the grid, and a small industry has formed to build it. — Alex Pasternack, Scientific American, 20 Oct. 2026

He’s held mitts for world champions, for Olympic heavyweights, and for too many professionals to count in 30-something years of boxing. — Daniel Flick, AJC.com, 14 Oct. 2026