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单词 heavyweights
释义

heavyweight

noun

heavy·​weight ˈhe-vē-ˌwāt How to pronounce heavyweight (audio)
often attributive
1
: one that is above average in weight
2
: one in the usually heaviest class of contestants: such as
a
: a boxer in an unlimited weight division compare light heavyweight
b
: a weight lifter weighing more than 198 pounds
3
: one that possesses great power, prominence, or stature

Synonyms

  • big
  • big boy
  • big cheese
  • big gun
  • big leaguer
  • big shot
  • big wheel
  • big-timer
  • bigfoot
  • biggie
  • bigwig
  • fat cat
  • heavy
  • heavy hitter
  • high-muck-a-muck
  • high-muckety-muck
  • honcho
  • kahuna
  • kingfish
  • kingpin
  • major leaguer
  • muckety-muck
  • muck-a-muck
  • mucky-muck
  • nabob
  • nawab
  • nibs
  • nob [chiefly British]
  • pooh-bah
  • poo-bah
  • wheel
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Example Sentences

Their company is one of the industry's heavyweights. a heavyweight in the U.S. Senate, he has a lot of clout in judicial confirmations

Word History

First Known Use

1857, in the meaning defined at sense 1

heavyweights

noun

plural of heavyweight
as in heavies
one of high position or importance within a group a heavyweight in the U.S. Senate, he has a lot of clout in judicial confirmations

Synonyms & Similar Words

Relevance
  • heavies
  • bigs
  • magnates
  • kings
  • tycoons
  • bigwigs
  • wheels
  • biggies
  • lions
  • barons
  • princes
  • mucky-mucks
  • major leaguers
  • kingpins
  • heavy hitters
  • big-timers
  • nabobs
  • queens
  • big guns
  • big boys
  • big wheels
  • big leaguers
  • kahunas
  • honchos
  • poo-bahs
  • big shots
  • kingfish
  • big cheeses
  • pooh-bahs
  • nawabs
  • high-muckety-mucks
  • bigfoots
  • princesses
  • muck-a-mucks
  • czars
  • bigfeet
  • nobs
  • moguls
  • nibs
  • muckety-mucks
  • fat cats
  • high-muck-a-mucks
  • tsars
  • tzars
  • VIPs

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

  • lightweights
  • shrimp
  • shrimps
  • zeroes
  • nobodies
  • nonentities
  • zeros
  • whippersnappers
  • subordinates
  • underlings
  • inferiors
  • twerps
  • obscurities
  • mediocrities
  • zilches
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