Synonyms for heavyweight
ˈhɛv iˌweɪtheavy·weight

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1. heavyweightnoun

   an amateur boxer who weighs no more than 201 pounds

   Synonyms:
   colossus, hulk, behemoth, giant, titan, whale

2. heavyweightnoun

   a wrestler who weighs more than 214 pounds

   Synonyms:
   colossus, hulk, behemoth, giant, titan, whale

3. heavyweightnoun

   a professional boxer who weighs more than 190 pounds

   Synonyms:
   colossus, hulk, behemoth, giant, titan, whale

4. giant, hulk, heavyweight, whalenoun

   a very large person; impressive in size or qualities

   Synonyms:
   monster, whale, hulk, colossus, giant star, goliath, titan, behemoth, giant

5. colossus, behemoth, giant, heavyweight, titannoun

   a person of exceptional importance and reputation

   Synonyms:
   monster, whale, hulk, colossus, giant star, goliath, titan, behemoth, giant

Matched Categories

1. • Boxer
   • Important Person
   • Large Person
   • Prizefighter
   • Wrestler

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1. List of paraphrases for "heavyweight":

   heavy-weight, lorry, juggernaut, heavy

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1. Virgil Hunter:

   When you get two' brothers' together... you're going to see a fight, a real fight, i think about Joe Frazier and Muhammad Ali in the' Thrilla in Manila', when people thought Joe Frazier was done, and even Ali thought he was done. But what did we get ? An epic heavyweight fight. Of course Joe Frazier was done but Joe Frazier fought over Joe Frazier head.

2. Jawaid Afsar:

   The FTSE 100 is seeing some weakness as earnings from some heavyweight companies have disappointed. Given the recent run higher..., it would not be surprising to see a further pullback in the next sessions.

3. Federica Mogherini:

   If we put together the numbers of the EU and the member states, then we are the first heavyweight. It's just that we don't realize the power we have in our hands, and we don't use it, just using all our potential in terms of institutions and money would be a game changer.

4. Red Bull:

   As soon as I got on the straight, basically I could feel the car start to wobble and then I looked in the mirror and the tyre went, with the safety car, that put us even further back so that was like a double whammy which felt like getting punched in the stomach by a heavyweight.

5. President Trump:

   You have people coming, you know they're all met by the lawyers... And they come out, and they're met by the lawyers, and they say,' Say the following phrase : I am very afraid for my life. I am afraid for my life.' OK, and then I look at the guy. He looks like he just got out of the ring. He's a heavyweight champion of the world. It's a big fat con job.