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. Lori Heinel:

   We still think the Fed moves this year, but it’s looking increasingly like September is off the table unless we see a dramatic improvement in the market backdrop and strong indicators in economic policy, the Fed isn’t heavily weighing the market volatility, they’re more concerned about continued improvement in employment and signs inflation is getting back to targets.

2. Jim McAleese:

   These deals are critical to helping her solidify her personal leadership since Lockheed has been heavily focused in recent years on share repurchases, dividends and turning F-35 around.

3. Hosam Zowawi:

   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. Isaac Phaahla:

   Our patrols risk their lives every day as they battle with the poachers who just keep coming back and back, the war is relentless, the task is huge, nonstop and dangerous. The poachers are heavily armed, determined and absolutely ruthless.

5. Councilor Kate Toomey:

   We had a wonderful hero. This has weighed heavily on all of us, it's an even greater message to say: 'Look, if we think that there needs to be a safety device, you probably should not be going in here to swim.'.