HEAVYSET Synonyms: 71 Similar and Opposite Words

heavyset

adjective

ˌhe-vē-ˈset

Definition of heavyset

as in stout

being compact and broad in build and often short in stature has the heavyset build of a weight lifter

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Recent Examples of heavyset Born into a working-class family, Golubski was a heavyset man who had considered becoming a priest before entering the police force. — Rachel Monroe, New Yorker, 18 Feb. 2026 Pam was originally [written as] a heavyset girl, so all the jokes on my audition were fat jokes. — Angela Andaloro, PEOPLE, 2 Jan. 2026 Why was one of the most viral Reels of 2025 a surreal sequence showing a heavyset woman shattering a glass bridge in China with a boulder? — Miles Klee, Rolling Stone, 14 Dec. 2025 The photos showed several heavyset Guardsmen in military fatigues carrying rifles and duffle bags, drawing online derision for their overweight appearance. — Ellen Mitchell, The Hill, 13 Oct. 2025 See All Example Sentences for heavyset

Recent Examples of Synonyms for heavyset

Adjective

The offensive line, which gave up three first-half sacks against Pittsburgh last weekend before settling in later in the game, will face a stout test in the Tar Heels’ defensive front.

— Jordan McPherson, Miami Herald, 29 Oct. 2026
However, while the Broncos’ defense has allowed 10 TDs and four field goals on 19 red-zone visits, the Bobcats aren’t quite as stout.

— Shaun Goodwin, Idaho Statesman, 27 Oct. 2026

Definition of stout

Adjective

Groundhogs have stocky frames and brown coloring and are famous for digging holes and leaving piles of dirt in the process, says Jackel.

— Louise Parks, Martha Stewart, 22 Oct. 2026
The fries are of the thick, stocky variety and require immediate consumption.

— Jenn Harris, Los Angeles Times, 15 Oct. 2026

Definition of stocky

Adjective

The thickset Armand Assante was a phlegmatic Odysseus, but Greta Scacchi, as Penelope—who has so little to say in the poem—became the physical embodiment of anger, and Isabella Rossellini was a teasing Athena.

— David Denby, New Yorker, 21 June 2026
The passenger door opened and a thickset man with a short beard and mustache got out.

— Jamie Quatro, Harper's Magazine, 2 Aug. 2024

Definition of thickset

Adjective

Gomez, who has a noticeably husky, raspy voice at times, answered a fan question about her vocal quirkiness during an Instagram Live session last December.

— Gil Kaufman, Billboard, 19 Oct. 2026
Her husky voice made Pugh, as an up-and-comer, seem wise beyond her years in breakout roles as a Machiavellian teenage bride in Lady Macbeth and an actor turned spy in The Little Drummer Girl.

— Hillary Busis, Vanity Fair, 25 Sep. 2026