overheavy
Excessively laden down
Overheavy means excessively heavy—too heavy for the purpose or context.
A truck may be overheavy for a bridge's weight limit.
An overheavy load strains the vehicle carrying it.
The word applies to abstract burdens too: an overheavy workload, overheavy regulation.
Heavy or significant
- heftyConsiderable in weight
- leadenOppressively heavy or dull
- ponderousAwkwardly heavy or slow
- massiveExtremely large and heavy
dense · solid · substantial · bulky · thick · overloaded · burdensome · cumbersome
Awkward to manipulate
- bulkyLarge and awkward to handle
- awkwardLacking grace or ease
- clunkyAwkward and cumbersome
- ponderousAwkwardly heavy or slow
lumbering · ungainly · hulking · unmanageable · clumsy · impractical · obstructive · encumbering
Involving excessive difficulty
- taxingRequiring great effort
- oppressiveUnjustly harsh or stifling
- crushingOverwhelming in intensity
- overwhelmingIntensely excessive in force
demanding · arduous · exhausting · grueling · strenuous · punishing · backbreaking · toilsome
Exercising power unjustly
- authoritarianFavoring absolute control
- despoticExercising absolute authority
- dictatorialImposing absolute control
- totalitarianDictatorial, all-controlling regime
draconian · repressive · iron-fisted · domineering · coercive · harsh · brutal · severe
weighty
Heavy or significant
massive · dense · solid · substantial · bulky · thick · overloaded · burdensome · cumbersome · gravitational
unwieldy
Awkward to manipulate
ponderous · lumbering · ungainly · hulking · unmanageable · clumsy · impractical · obstructive · encumbering · bothersome
onerous
Involving excessive difficulty
- taxingRequiring great effort
- oppressiveUnjustly harsh or stifling
- crushingOverwhelming in intensity
overwhelming · demanding · arduous · exhausting · grueling · strenuous · punishing · backbreaking · toilsome · draining
tyrannical
Exercising power unjustly
- authoritarianFavoring absolute control
- despoticExercising absolute authority
- dictatorialImposing absolute control
totalitarian · draconian · repressive · iron-fisted · domineering · coercive · harsh · brutal · severe · strict
overheavylight
Visible electromagnetic radiation
lightweight · underweight · featherlight · weightless · ultralight
overheavylight
Visible electromagnetic radiation
easy · effortless · manageable · undemanding · simple
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