Synonyms of heft

heft 1 of 2

noun

ˈheft 

1

as in weight

the amount that something weighs

some synthetic fabrics are nice and warm, but I prefer wool because it has more heft

Synonyms & Similar Words

• weight
• heaviness
• avoirdupois
• bulk
• poundage
• tonnage
• solidity
• mass
• massiveness
• deadweight
• weightiness
• substantiality
• solidness
• ponderousness
• heftiness
• substantialness

2

as in influence

the power to direct the thinking or behavior of others usually indirectly

as a former senator, he still had some heft in political circles

Synonyms & Similar Words

• influence
• sway
• leverage
• weight
• clout
• authority
• credit
• importance
• pull
• in
• juice
• dominance
• mastery
• impression
• impact
• dominion
• predominance
• sovereignty
• moment
• supremacy
• impress
• reign
• eminence
• imprint
• scepter
• command
• counterinfluence
• consequence
• mark

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• weakness
• helplessness
• impotence
• powerlessness
• impotency

3

as in bulk

archaic the main or greater part of something as distinguished from its subordinate parts

the heft of the wainwright's business had been the building of hay wagons

Synonyms & Similar Words

• weight
• bulk
• body
• core
• majority
• mass
• burden
• chief
• essence
• staple
• substance
• bottom
• whole
• amount
• nature
• entirety
• generality
• main
• heart
• brunt
• sum
• center
• root
• focus
• middle
• meat
• total
• matter
• aggregate
• subject
• marrow
• quantum
• soul
• stuff
• totality
• kernel
• nucleus
• seat
• text
• argument
• theme
• sum total
• topic
• hub
• pith
• essentiality
• pitch
• point
• motif
• affair
• nut
• gist
• quintessence
• nub
• crux
• purport

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• extension
• element
• component
• appendage
• part
• piece
• section
• adjunct
• ingredient
• constituent
• accessory
• quality
• side
• segment
• division
• offshoot
• feature
• angle
• aspect
• facet

heft

2 of 2

verb

1

as in to heave

to lift with effort

hefted his growing son onto his shoulders

Synonyms & Similar Words

• heave
• hoist
• boost
• raise
• upheave
• uplift
• up
• jack (up)
• elevate
• rear
• hike
• pick up
• upraise
• uprear

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• lower
• drop
• depress
• sink
• submerge
• submerse

2

as in to lift

to move from a lower to a higher place or position

heft your baggy gym shorts a little higher—you're showing us more than we care to see

Synonyms & Similar Words

• lift
• raise
• elevate
• boost
• heave
• uplift
• hoist
• heighten
• up
• take up
• uphold
• crane
• hike
• rise
• perk (up)
• pick up
• jack (up)
• mount
• upraise
• ascend
• rear
• upend

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• lower
• drop
• fall
• slip
• bear
• push
• plunge
• press
• descend
• dip
• sink
• depress
• pitch
• submerge

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of heft

Noun

Lentils add some heft to a classic shrimp salad in this weeknight-friendly dish. — Lizzy Briskin, Better Homes & Gardens, 22 June 2026

Putin’s 26 years at the helm of Russia have – until recently – been marked by deft maneuvering, pragmatism, and outsized geopolitical heft. — Nick Paton Walsh, CNN Money, 18 June 2026

Verb

Candy is dandy but trick or treat for UNICEF has heft. — NPR, 30 Oct. 2025

Here in our yards, long years of earth have been hefted by hand and heaped up on tarps. — Steven Searcy, IEEE Spectrum, 31 Aug. 2025