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Antonyms for weighty
Grammar : Adj |
Spell : wey-tee |
Phonetic Transcription : ˈweɪ ti |
Definition of weighty
Origin :- "important, serious, grave," late 15c., from weight + -y (2).
- adj heavy
- adj serious, important
- adj troublesome, difficult
- "Let them be supplied with all that is heavy and weighty in the ship," said Sir Nigel.
- Extract from : « The White Company » by Arthur Conan Doyle
- He brought his chair to a level and pounded the desk with a weighty fist.
- Extract from : « Within the Law » by Marvin Dana
- And if they essay to do so, why should not my word be at least as weighty as theirs?
- Extract from : « In the Valley » by Harold Frederic
- But Mr Tite Barnacle was a buttoned-up man, and consequently a weighty one.
- Extract from : « Little Dorrit » by Charles Dickens
- His words on the subject are weighty, and worthy of being held in remembrance.
- Extract from : « Self-Help » by Samuel Smiles
- Her feet were refusing to carry her, leaden and weighty as they seemed.
- Extract from : « Louisiana Lou » by William West Winter
- Sticks and stones, large and weighty, are hurled at him from all sides.
- Extract from : « Brighter Britain! (Volume 1 of 2) » by William Delisle Hay
- The language is weighty, abrupt, and in some passages sublime.
- Extract from : « Timaeus » by Plato
- "Not for me, thank you," said Harriet, after a weighty pause.
- Extract from : « Where Angels Fear to Tread » by E. M. Forster
- Your message will have need to be a weighty one, sir, to earn our patience for your impertinence.
- Extract from : « Love-at-Arms » by Raphael Sabatini
Synonyms for weighty
- backbreaking
- big
- big deal
- burdensome
- consequential
- considerable
- critical
- crucial
- crushing
- cumbersome
- cumbrous
- demanding
- dense
- earnest
- exacting
- exigent
- fat
- fleshy
- forcible
- grave
- grievous
- heavy
- heavyweight
- hefty
- life and death
- massive
- material
- meaningful
- momentous
- no-nonsense
- obese
- onerous
- oppressive
- overweight
- ponderous
- porcine
- portentous
- portly
- sedate
- severe
- significant
- sober
- solemn
- somber
- staid
- stout
- substantial
- superincumbent
- taxing
- tough
- underlined
- worrisome
- worrying
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