HEAVY HITTER Synonyms: 57 Similar and Opposite Words

heavy hitter

noun

as in heavy

one of high position or importance within a group many of the heavy hitters in the wine industry were boozing and schmoozing at the expo

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Recent Examples of heavy hitter There are also some heavy hitters outside of the festival’s competition strands. —

Jesse Whittock, Deadline, 8 May 2026 Decades later, the heavy hitters still pull up. —

Hanna Wickes, Kansas City Star, 1 May 2026 No, the other heavy hitter isn’t Lewis Hamilton. —

Sean Joseph Outkick, FOXNews.com, 23 Apr. 2026 South Carolina’s Jalon Kilgore is a heavy hitter who brings the hammer at contact. —

Omar Kelly, Miami Herald, 21 Apr. 2026 See All Example Sentences for heavy hitter

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Scoring more than 50% off on these bass-heavy icons is a total win for your playlist and your pocket.

— Juhi Wadia, PC Magazine, 29 Apr. 2026
The only caution is that the Chiefs were drafting from a position of strength and still leaned projection-heavy on a few picks, but that is a very small complaint for a very sharp weekend.

— Eddie Brown, San Diego Union-Tribune, 27 Apr. 2026