HIGH-MUCK-A-MUCKS Synonyms: 59 Similar and Opposite Words

high-muck-a-mucks

noun

variants or high-muckety-mucks

plural of high-muck-a-muck

as in heavyweights

one of high position or importance within a group failed to pass muster with the country club's high-muck-a-mucks

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Noun

The other five finance heavyweights in the group — BlackRock, Brookfield, Blackstone, KKR, and Apollo — either didn’t provide a comment when asked about Nvidia’s troubles, or pointed to Solomon’s remarks.

— Ellen DiMauro, semafor.com, 10 Nov. 2026
Di Girolamo stars alongside Hollywood heavyweights John Malkovich, Sam Rockwell, Steve Buscemi and Parker Posey, and is directed by Oscar winner Martin McDonagh.

— Leigh Nordstrom, Footwear News, 9 Nov. 2026

Definition of heavyweights

Noun

The bigs come out a lot to pressure the ball in ball screen coverage.

— Steven Johnson, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 2 Nov. 2026
When Ott was in Cleveland, the system often had just one shooting outlet on most plays, relying on the guards’ floater games and the bigs’ vertical spacing over the top.

— Jared Weiss, New York Times, 15 Oct. 2026

Definition of bigs

Noun

This year, recommenders include cultural heavies like Susan Orlean, Tony Tulathimutte, Jia Tolentino, Vincenzo Latronico, Sarah Thankam Matthews, and Tavi Gevinson.

— Brittany Allen, Literary Hub, 6 Nov. 2026
The album also features cameos by heavies from Gojira, Lamb of God, Queens of the Stone Age, and Clutch.

— Kory Grow, Rolling Stone, 26 Aug. 2026

Definition of heavies

Noun

From January through the end of August this year — the most recent month for which Federal Aviation Administration data is available — planes landing at O’Hare averaged 20 minutes to taxi to their gates once their wheels hit the ground.

— Talia Soglin, Chicago Tribune, 8 Nov. 2026
So while the tank was resting on the road wheels that help keep the tracks in tension, trying to tow it would likely just cause the massive vehicle to dig in.

— Stephen Edelstein, The Drive, 7 Nov. 2026

Definition of wheels

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However, with each Champions League victory crucial to progressing toward the next round, neither would want to rest their big guns, either.

— Jibin Joseph, PC Magazine, 13 Oct. 2026
After England have raised a glass comes a three-match one-day international series this week when India will welcome back big guns including captain Shubman Gill and legends Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli.

— Paul Newman, New York Times, 12 July 2026

Definition of big guns

Noun

The synergy between the two players stood out as Edmonds connected with Robinson for a number of big shots.

— Steven Johnson, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 3 Nov. 2026
The symphony orchestra takes its name from the Greek symphonía, meaning sounding in agreement, and orkhēstra which implies a public stage for dance or, in ancient Rome, where senators and other big shots sat.

— Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 2 Nov. 2026

Definition of big shots

Noun

Alongside the 30- and 40-something financiers, lawyers, and soon-to-be-IPOing AI magnates are their parents.

— Matthew Sedacca, Curbed, 28 Oct. 2026
French jewelry maison Boucheron was founded in 1858 and built a legacy of adorning royals, stars and magnates in jewelry that combines precious, rare gems with equally ingenious designs.

— Tanya Dukes, Robb Report, 12 Oct. 2026

Definition of magnates

Noun

There’s also the heavy hitters cookies & cream, 2 run chocolate crunch and the victory chocolate chip — a more classic version of the cookie compared to the sluggers sourdough.

— Katelyn Umholtz, Kansas City Star, 7 Nov. 2026
As a result, the Republicans lacked top tier, heavy hitters who could bring out the vote not only for themselves but also for Fazio, officials said.

— Christopher Keating, Hartford Courant, 3 Nov. 2026

Definition of heavy hitters

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