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heft


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GREATER THAN THE AVERAGE SIZE OR AMOUNT


I propped the door open with a hefty coffee-table book.

Synonyms and examples


big
They live in a big house in the country.
large
A large number of people were crowded into the room.
great
The party was a great success.
enormous
They bought an enormous house in the suburbs.
huge
The explosion left a huge crater.
massive
The building work has caused massive disruption.
immense
The family had amassed immense wealth.
vast
There are vast distances between the stars.
gigantic
There's a gigantic spider in the bathroom.
gargantuan
He has a gargantuan appetite.
mammoth
They have a mammoth task ahead of them.
colossal
Colossal sums have been wasted on this project.
ginormous
informal
The guy has a ginormous ego.
sizeable
mainly UK
You should be prepared to make a sizeable investment.
substantial
She is known to have made substantial donations to charity.
hefty
The speeding motorist was given a hefty fine.
considerable
Considerable criticism has been levelled at her leadership.
tidy
informal
This year we made a tidy profit.
respectable
The party picked up a respectable number of ethnic-minority votes.
generous
The novel is served up with a generous measure of wit.
handsome
There will still be handsome profits to be made.
good
She spends a good proportion of her time working on business forecasts.
goodly
old-fashioned
A goodly portion of the objects on show are real rarities.
extensive
I have an extensive collection of 20th-century watercolours.
astronomical
Professional footballers are paid astronomical sums.
bulky
It's a large car with plenty of room for bulky luggage.

Antonyms and examples


small
You are allowed one small suitcase on board the plane.
little
They live in a little cottage.
tiny
She was holding a tiny baby.
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well built
heavyset
thickset
burly
hulking
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If something is large, it is greater than the average size or amount. If a person is large, they have a body that is bigger than average.

TO MOVE FROM A LOWER POSITION TO A HIGHER POSITION


She hefted the shopping bags up the stairs to her flat.

Synonyms and examples


lift
I can't lift my arm past this point without pain.
raise
Raise your hand if you have a question, please.
elevate
Put pressure on the wound and keep the injured limb elevated.
pick up
If the baby cries, pick him up and cuddle him.
scoop up
She scooped up the crying toddler and carried him off to his cot.
hike up
informal
She hiked up her skirt and climbed over the fence.
hoist
Hoist the sail!
winch
The builders winched the heavy iron beams into place.
jack up
She jacked the car up to change the tyre.

Antonym and example


lower
We lowered the flag.
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When you lift someone or something, you move them or it from a lower position to a higher position.

heft | American Thesaurus


heft


noun
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FATNESS


Synonyms


fatness
corpulence
obesity
flab
fleshiness
breadth
bulkiness
girth
heaviness
inflation
largeness
plumpness
portliness
overweight
size
weight
stoutness

WEIGHT


Synonyms


weight
heaviness
poundage
tonnage
mass
ponderousness
relative density

Antonym


weightlessness
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