MUCKETY-MUCKS Synonyms: 58 Similar and Opposite Words

muckety-mucks

noun

variants also muck-a-mucks or mucky-mucks

plural of muckety-muck

as in heavyweights

one of high position or importance within a group the obituary mentioned that he was a muckety-muck in several service clubs

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Recent Examples of muckety-mucks There’s your summary of the earnings call conducted by Braves muckety-mucks Wednesday. — Ken Sugiura, AJC.com, 25 Feb. 2026

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Noun

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

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

Noun

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

— Bryan Toporek, Forbes.com, 2 July 2026
For the past few weeks, the Valkyries’ first-ever All-Star has been anchoring Golden State’s defense in critical moments, guarding opposing bigs and sacrificing offensive opportunities for the sake of scheme.

— Nathan Canilao, Mercury News, 25 June 2026

Definition of bigs

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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

Definition of bigwigs

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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

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