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ponderousness

noun

Synonyms and Antonyms of ponderousness

the state or quality of being heavy

  • the sheer ponderousness of each stone of the huge pyramid makes its construction all the more remarkable
Synonyms of ponderousness

avoirdupois, heaviness, heftiness, massiveness, weightiness
Words Related to ponderousness

overweight

solidity, solidness, substantiality, substantialness

bulk, bulkiness, hugeness

cumbersomeness
Near Antonyms of ponderousness

airiness, delicacy, ethereality, etherealness

flimsiness, fluffiness, insubstantiality, slightness
Antonyms of ponderousness

lightness, weightlessness

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