heavier

Greater in weight

Heavier is the comparative form of heavy—weighing more than something else or more than expected: This box is heavier than it looks.

The word extends to figurative weight: heavier burdens, heavier responsibilities, a heavier heart.

In casual speech, heavier can describe intensity: The traffic gets heavier after five.

physical

weightier

More heavy or significant

denserMore closely packed
bulkierMore massive in size
heftierOf greater weight

thicker · solider · ponderous · cumbersome · leaden · unwieldy · lumbering · clunkier · sturdier · loaded

intensity

stronger

Having greater power

deeperMore extended inward
harsherMore severe or unkind
harderMore demanding or firm

rougher · fiercer · thicker · denser · richer · stifling · suffocating

gravity

denser

More closely packed

downwardToward a lower position
sinkingFalling through water
plummetingFalling steeply and fast

burden

weightier

More heavy or significant

loadCarried weight or burden
encumbranceHindrance or legal claim
responsibilityState of being answerable

obligation · onus · liability · pressure · strain · stress · yoke · debt · duty · commitment

Categories

rankingsrankings, first, college rankings, second, third
comparisonscomparison, compare, comparative, analogy, metaphor
Taste Comparisonssweeter, saltier, sourer, spicier, milder

Opposites

physical weight

heavierlighter

Comparative of not heavy

weightless · milder · gentler · simpler · featherlight

intensity/severity

heavierlighter

Comparative of not heavy

gentler · milder · softer · less · subtler

Phrases

dry heavingGagging without expelling anything
frost heavingIce expansion lifting soil
heaving lineWeighted cord for tossing

Family

heaviness, heaving, heaviest

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Profile: Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G