Synonyms for heavily
ˈhɛv ə liheav·i·ly

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1. heavily, to a great extentadverb

   to a considerable degree

   "he relied heavily on others' data"

   Synonyms:
   intemperately, hard, heavy, to a great extent

   Antonyms:
   lightly

2. heavilyadverb

   in a heavy-footed manner

   "he walked heavily up the three flights to his room"

   Synonyms:
   intemperately, hard, heavy, to a great extent

   Antonyms:
   lightly

3. heavilyadverb

   with great force

   "she hit her arm heavily against the wall"

   Synonyms:
   intemperately, hard, heavy, to a great extent

   Antonyms:
   lightly

4. heavilyadverb

   in a manner designed for heavy duty

   "a heavily constructed car"; "heavily armed"

   Synonyms:
   intemperately, hard, heavy, to a great extent

   Antonyms:
   lightly

5. heavy, heavilyadverb

   slowly as if burdened by much weight

   "time hung heavy on their hands"

   Synonyms:
   intemperately, hard, heavy, to a great extent

   Antonyms:
   lightly

6. heavilyadverb

   in a labored manner

   "he breathed heavily"

   Synonyms:
   intemperately, hard, heavy, to a great extent

   Antonyms:
   lightly

7. heavily, intemperately, hardadverb

   indulging excessively

   "he drank heavily"

   Synonyms:
   intemperately, firmly, hard, heavy, severely, to a great extent

   Antonyms:
   lightly

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1. List of paraphrases for "heavily":

   strongly, severely, highly, greatly, largely, densely, widely, intensively, sharply, massively, seriously, significantly, very, strong, extensively, considerably, deeply, hard, much

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1. Councilman Daniel Dromm:

   They see the urgency of addressing these issues. People are now definitely taking a stand pro-LGBT, and the 'T' here figures into it heavily.

2. Bernie Sanders:

   Don't tell me we do not need to invest heavily in the African-American community and create decent-paying jobs.

3. Hosam Zowawi:

   Caves make excellent environments for bats and bats make excellent reservoir for many viruses. That is why virologists are studying bats from caves for their potential carriage for lethal viruses, such as Ebola and Nipah viruses, yet, it is also very important to consider that a very small portion of the caves on planet earth have been discovered and the microbial ecology of the discovered caves are heavily understudied.

4. Tom Yaps:

   'Difficult' is the wrong word, but she weighed everything very heavily.

5. Phillip Stutts:

   Cruz has the most riding on Super Tuesday, his whole strategy really banked heavily on the Southern strategy. Not only does he have to win Texas, he has to find another 'W' and take home the most delegates on Super Tuesday.