Hefty and Light

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Hefty

Hefty adjective - Having great weight.
Usage example: that's a pretty hefty book bag for a tiny person like you
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Light is an antonym for hefty in topics: heavy, big.
Nearby Words: heft, hefted, hefting

Light

Light adjective - Having little weight.
Usage example: the suitcase was as light as a feather after all the clothes were removed
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Hefty is an antonym for light.
Nearby Words: lighten, lightweight, lightly, lightness, lighted
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  • Kabuto, Decepticolt, Goldcap, and Zappityhoof try to convince him to put an extremely dark mechanic into World of Horsecraft (with a hefty price tag), which is intended to be a light hearted game, he fires them and kicks them out of the building.
    Source: Fanfic / Ponies And Dragons
  • Series / Dancing with the Stars Season 22: Nyle DiMarco, beating out Paige VanZant and Ginger Zee.This show provides examples of: Acrofatic: Warren Sapp in Season 7 pretty much stunned everyone with the light feet on his hefty frame.
    Source: Series / Dancing with the Stars
  • Curbstomp Battle: Despite a huge number of setbacks along the way, Operation Dunkirk is a resounding success, attaining all of its major objectives, and yielding hefty secondary benefits for the Allies, while they suffer only light to moderate overall casualties in return.
    Source: Fanfic / Halkegenia Online
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