Synonyms for ponderous
- adjective
Definitions
- adj. 1
Heavy, massive, weighty.
- adj. 2
Serious, onerous, oppressive.
Related words
- Word family
- ponderously ponderousness
Example sentences
- slow He who is slow to promise is best in keeping them.
- massive Algeria exports massive quantities of natural gas.
- lumbering We do lumbering up the river.
By length
- 4 letters
- slow1, dull1
- 5 letters
- heavy2, bulky2, inert2, massy
- 6 letters
- steady2, clumsy2, sullen2, leaden2
- 7 letters
- serious3, massive2, weighty2, lumpish
- 8 letters
- sluggish2, unwieldy3, cumbrous
- 9 letters
- lumbering3
- 10 letters
- oppressive3, cumbersome3
The small number after each word is its number of syllables (heavy2 = 2 syllables).