HEAVIES Synonyms: 139 Similar and Opposite Words

heavies

noun

plural of heavy

as in villains

a mean, evil, or unprincipled person he played the heavy in film after film until being cast against type as the romantic lead in a comedy

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as in heavyweights

one of high position or importance within a group in the field of secondary education, she definitely ranks as one of the heavies

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Recent Examples of heavies 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 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 Specifically, Alioto sought to reimagine the magazine as a many-pronged vehicle for promising tastes—like those of regular contributors and critical heavies, Grace Byron and Greta Rainbow. — Literary Hub, 5 Mar. 2026 The Paramount executive also became president of the American Motion Picture Association (precursor to the MPA) in 1925, beating out the likes of Marcus Loew, Lasky, William Fox, Hays, Sam Rothafel, Sam Katz, Carl Laemmle, Joseph Schenck, and other Hollywood heavies. — Chris Yogerst, HollywoodReporter, 16 Jan. 2026 Kier’s American career centered around playing heavies. — Bethy Squires, Vulture, 24 Nov. 2025 In February, Mayor Harrell, at the behest of local heavies such as Amazon and Microsoft, led the opposition to a referendum on another tax on those companies which would help pay for public, mixed-income housing in a city that desperately needs it. — Bill McKibben, New Yorker, 23 Sep. 2025 Well, there’s essentially two groups within the rare element family, lights and heavies. — IEEE Spectrum, 7 Dec. 2023

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At the time of the arrest, many royal observers speculated about Harry and Meghan’s reaction, especially since they had often been portrayed as the family villains.

— Allison DeGrushe, StyleCaster, 25 Aug. 2026
As baseball's new villains, the Dodgers' fate in October will be the most talked about storyline.

— Ian Miller OutKick, FOXNews.com, 25 Aug. 2026

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How would Leading Change be able to knock heads against the heavyweights of the division at a mile and a quarter distance?

— Danny Brewer, Forbes.com, 30 Aug. 2026
In the same interview, the singer explained why she wasn’t daunted by the prospect of acting alongside Oscar-winning heavyweights like Jane Fonda and Field.

— Wesley Stenzel, Entertainment Weekly, 25 Aug. 2026

Definition of heavyweights

Noun

These brutes commonly exceed 50 pounds.

— Keith Sutton, Outdoor Life, 18 June 2026
In Raspail’s tale, hordes of impoverished and dark-skinned brutes from India descend onto French shores by way of rafts, the first wave of an invasion of the civilized West by the brown-skinned developing world.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 8 Apr. 2026

Definition of brutes

Noun

There will be no B-movie monsters wearing terrible prosthetics, no scripts full of non sequiturs, no glitchy graphics.

— Becca Rothfeld, New Yorker, 29 Aug. 2026
The monsters of the original — the Cyclops and the sirens — are replaced by drones that buzz across the stage and models of robotic war machines.

— ABC News, ABC News, 28 Aug. 2026

Definition of monsters

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Electricity travels from the rotating wheels through a custom conductive hub to a solar controller built into the frame.

— New Atlas, New Atlas, 1 Sep. 2026
Early bird prices for the device, which resembles a GoPro on wheels, start at $549, with shipping scheduled to begin in October.

— Evelyn Cheng, CNBC, 1 Sep. 2026

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Hisbah members also face widespread allegations of rights abuses in their enforcement operations, including subjecting offenders to dehumanizing punishments such as public beatings or shaming.

— ABC News, ABC News, 28 Aug. 2026
Its recent report says organized crime groups are increasingly involved in cultural-property theft, with offenders using tools like explosives and firearms.

— George Nelson, ARTnews.com, 28 Aug. 2026

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