heavy

How many syllables in heavy?

  2 syllables

Divide heavy into syllables:   heav-y
Stressed syllable in heavy:   heav-y
How to pronounce heavy:   hev-ee
How to say heavy:

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Synonyms for heavy


1 syllable
  • close
  • grave
  • harsh
  • rich
  • strong
  • deep
  • gray
  • large
  • stout
  • thug
2 syllables
  • airless
  • chubby
  • cloudy
  • driving
  • filling
  • hefty
  • lashing
  • massive
  • mobster
  • portly
  • profound
  • stagnant
  • thickset
  • tubby
  • weighty
  • beefy
  • chunky
  • cloying
  • extreme
  • gloomy
  • intense
  • leaden
  • minder
  • obese
  • pouring
  • severe
  • stodgy
  • tiring
  • villain
3 syllables
4 syllables
    5 syllables
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    What rhymes with heavy

    2 syllables
    • bevy
    • levee
    • chevy
    • levy
    3 syllables
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