HEAVYWEIGHTS Synonyms: 60 Similar and Opposite Words

heavyweights

noun

plural of heavyweight

as in heavies

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

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Recent Examples of heavyweights The startup is entering a field already dominated by heavyweights such as Huawei Technologies, but its timing is notable. — Atharva Gosavi, Interesting Engineering, 6 July 2026 Shares in heavyweights Samsung Electronics and SK Hynix sank on Thursday, pulling South Korea’s Kospi deep into the red. — Leonie Kidd, CNBC, 2 July 2026 Both heavyweights walked in undefeated to a packed arena including Frank Sinatra, Woody Allen, Burt Lancaster, and Diana Ross in the stands. — Tracy Wright, FOXNews.com, 1 July 2026 Trump pardoned several crypto heavyweights, including Silk Road founder Ross Ulbricht, three BitMEX founders, and Binance founder Changpeng Zhao. — Miranda Jeyaretnam, Time, 1 July 2026 The result dashed hopes of a team touted as dark horses who could make a long run in the tournament by beating traditional soccer heavyweights such as Brazil. — Andrew Greif, NBC news, 30 June 2026 His World's Best Bourbon title actually came at the 2023 San Francisco World Spirits Competition, beating out Kentucky's heavyweights. — Chris Perugini, Forbes.com, 30 June 2026 As a nightcap, the two soccer heavyweights – Netherlands and Morocco – played a bloody 120 minutes, which also ended in PKs. — Alex Connor, USA Today, 30 June 2026 That’s thanks to the company — he was sandwiched between two comic heavyweights. — Madeleine Marr, Miami Herald, 29 June 2026

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Noun

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

Definition of heavies

Noun

Robinson will be a far tougher test for Embiid and the East’s other bigs.

— Bryan Toporek, Forbes.com, 2 July 2026
Mazzulla’s scheme could help, even in lineups with Neemias Queta, because of how often Boston puts its bigs out on the perimeter as screeners and dribble-handoff threats.

— Sam Vecenie, New York Times, 30 June 2026

Definition of bigs

Noun

If the daybed doesn’t have wheels, Button suggests adding casters to the legs for a DIY way to make the outdoor furniture mobile.

— Maria Sabella, Better Homes & Gardens, 8 July 2026
Make sure the tires reconnect with the road - During the skid, wait until the tires reconnect with the road and then gently straighten the wheels to regain control.

— NC Weather Bot, Charlotte Observer, 8 July 2026

Definition of wheels

Noun

Standard Nobu Deluxe kings, at about 350 square feet, feel warmer and more characterful than many similarly sized Strip rooms, with platform beds, statement headboards, and large soaking tubs in unexpectedly big bathrooms.

— Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 9 July 2026
Stock Chart IconStock chart icon Gold not glittering As for gold, while the yellow metal has traditionally been sought out by kings and paupers throughout history alike, the anaemic gold price has puzzled experts.

— Lim Hui Jie,Lee Ying Shan, CNBC, 3 July 2026

Definition of kings

Noun

Despite the turmoil set off by the Iran war and border skirmishes with Cambodia, the country’s tycoons are collectively richer and its stock market has surged as Thailand positions itself as a regional data center hub powered by green energy.

— Naazneen Karmali, Forbes.com, 10 July 2026
Set in the eponymous Texas metropolis, Dallas followed the Ewings, a powerful family of oil tycoons and ranch owners whose feuds and foibles made for wildly entertaining primetime viewing.

— Britt Hayes, Entertainment Weekly, 28 June 2026

Definition of tycoons

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For more than two decades, a pair of imposing granite lions flanked the entrance to a rust-red building deep inside the Arctic Circle.

— Laura Paddison, CNN Money, 10 July 2026
The not-so-obvious irony is that some 20,000 years ago, humans domesticated the wolf as protection from bears and lions.

— Steve Searles, Mercury News, 8 July 2026

Definition of lions

Noun

Several members of the cast and writer’s room, including Dippold and co-star Jeff Hiller, got their start with the Upright Citizens Brigade, an improvisational sketch-comedy group founded by comedy bigwigs like Amy Poehler and Adam McKay.

— Josef Adalian, Vulture, 29 June 2026
Naturally, Bravo’s bigwigs and Cohen were pretty peeved to see gossip sites scooping them on their own reunion.

— Kory Grow, Rolling Stone, 10 June 2026

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