heavily
In ponderous fashion
Heavily means with great weight or force.
A load that weighs heavily presses down hard.
The word extends to intensity and degree: heavily armed, heavily edited, heavily in debt.
To breathe heavily suggests exertion or distress.
It rained heavily all night.
Something that weighs heavily on your mind burdens you with worry.
To a profound extent
- stronglyWith much force
- profoundlyTo an extreme degree
- severelyIn a harsh manner
- acutelyWith sharp intensity
extremely · greatly · intensely · seriously · significantly · considerably · substantially · markedly
In dense fashion
- denselyIn concentrated manner
- copiouslyIn large quantities
- profuselyIn great quantity
- abundantlyIn great quantity
liberally · lavishly · generously · plentifully · richly · extravagantly · luxuriantly · lushly
Awkwardly heavy or slow
- lumberingMoving heavily and awkwardly
- clumsilyIn an uncoordinated manner
- awkwardlyIn a clumsy manner
- laboriouslyWith strenuous effort
sluggishly · wearily · trudging · plodding · clomping · thudding · stomping · dragging
Heavily weighted down
- overloadedBurdened past capacity
- weighed downMade heavy by burden
- encumberedMade difficult to move
- overburdenedCarrying more than manageable
saddled · taxed · strapped · swamped · bogged down · overwhelmed · inundated · freighted
Made more resistant
- guardedWary and restrained
- defendedShielded from harm
- militarizedEquipped with combat capability
- weaponizedMade into a threat
armored · equipped · reinforced · garrisoned · patrolled · secured · protected · shielded
deeply
To a profound extent
- stronglyWith much force
- profoundlyTo an extreme degree
- severelyIn a harsh manner
acutely · extremely · greatly · intensely · seriously · significantly · considerably · substantially · markedly · tremendously
thickly
In dense fashion
abundantly · liberally · lavishly · generously · plentifully · richly · extravagantly · luxuriantly · lushly · saturated
ponderous
Awkwardly heavy or slow
laboriously · sluggishly · wearily · trudging · plodding · clomping · thudding · stomping · dragging · leaden
laden
Heavily weighted down
- overloadedBurdened past capacity
- weighed downMade heavy by burden
- encumberedMade difficult to move
overburdened · saddled · taxed · strapped · swamped · bogged down · overwhelmed · inundated · freighted · packed
fortified
Made more resistant
- guardedWary and restrained
- defendedShielded from harm
- militarizedEquipped with combat capability
weaponized · armored · equipped · reinforced · garrisoned · patrolled · secured · protected · shielded · barricaded
shaped
Given a particular form
colored · tinted · informed · dominated · permeated · suffused · imbued · marked · stamped
committed
Firmly pledged or bound
dependent · staked · vested · immersed · devoted · dedicated · entangled · enmeshed · embroiled
- musical adverbsloudly, softly, slowly, quickly, gently
- serious expressionsno joke, dead serious, I mean it, seriously, in earnest