Heavy and Tenuous

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Heavy adjective - Having great weight.

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Tenuous is an antonym for heavy.

Nearby Words: heave, heavyweight, heaviness, heaved, heavily

Tenuous adjective - Very thin in gauge or diameter.

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Heavy is an antonym for tenuous in weak topic.

Nearby Words: tenuously, tenuity

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Tenuous and Heavy. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 13, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/heavy/tenuous

Heavy & Tenuous. N.p., 2016. Web. 13 Aug. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/heavy/tenuous>.

Tenuous or Heavy. 2016. Accessed August 13, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/heavy/tenuous.

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