very heavy
Difficult to lift
Very heavy describes something with considerable weight, requiring significant effort to lift or move: That box is very heavy—I'll need help.
The phrase intensifies heavy beyond its ordinary sense, suggesting weight that's notable or problematic.
It extends to non-physical burdens: a very heavy workload, very heavy traffic.
- weightyHeavy or significant
- massiveExtremely large and heavy
- leadenOppressively heavy or dull
- lead balloonMetaphor for failure
- crushingOverwhelming in intensity
ponderous · burdensome · ball and chain · dense · tonnage · anvil · boulder · anchor · dead weight · sinking · sinking feeling · labored · oppressive · weighed down · laden · cumbersome · sluggish · gravitational
very heavyvery light
Extremely low weight
featherlight · weightless · lightweight · light as a feather · light
very heavyportable
Able to be carried
handheld · pocket-sized · manageable · compact · travel-sized
very heavyvery light
Extremely low weight
light · effortless · unburdening · easy · undemanding
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