KAHUNAS Synonyms: 60 Similar and Opposite Words

kahunas

noun

plural of kahuna

as in bigs

one of high position or importance within a group a big kahuna at a Hollywood talent agency, he's got the fancy car to prove it

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Noun

After a dominant summer in Triple-A, Zac Veen is coming back to the bigs.

— Kyle Newman, Denver Post, 11 Aug. 2026
Pick-and-rolls at the top of the floor with bigs, pick-and-rolls with smalls.

— Anthony Chiang, Miami Herald, 10 Aug. 2026

Definition of bigs

Noun

Lawrence clocked early on that Williams had the chops to hold her own against heavyweights like Harrison Ford.

— Maureen Lee Lenker, Los Angeles Times, 10 Aug. 2026
There is no denying Kosmera aims to challenge hypercar heavyweights like Rimac and Koenigsegg, as well as its main domestic rival, BYD.

— New Atlas, New Atlas, 7 Aug. 2026

Definition of heavyweights

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

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Spain moves kings’ remains to avoid fire Spanish authorities on Thursday night transferred the remains of three 11th century kings from a monastery in the northeastern Aragón region near an active wildfire.

— Angela Charlton, Los Angeles Times, 14 Aug. 2026
Clean water and advanced medicine, for example, are now commonplace across much of the developed world despite once being a luxury even kings and queens couldn’t reliably access.

— Preston Fore, Fortune, 12 Aug. 2026

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