torpid / turgid — Torpid means unresponsive, lacking alertness : Prunella tried to elicit answers from the torpid students in front of her. Turgid means very ornate and decorative : The author s turgid writing style lost my interest quickly. It can also mean … Confused words
leaden — Synonyms and related words: Latinate, Quaker colored, abeyant, achromatic, achromic, acier, anemic, apathetic, arid, ashen, ashy, aureate, awkward, barren, benumbed, blah, bled white, bloodless, bombastic, bored, brass, brassy, brazen, bronze,… … Moby Thesaurus
-id — *In the English language, suffix id changes some nouns into adjectives, particularly nouns ending in or and er. From Greek idos. Examples * horror > horrid * vapor > vapid * valor > valid * turgor > turgid * torpor > torpid * candor > candid *… … Wikipedia
heavy — Synonyms and related words: Herculean, Latinate, OK, Roscius, abeyant, abstruse, abundant, accented, ace high, actor, actress, acute, adamantine, adhesive, aesthetic, aesthetically appealing, alveolar, ample, amylaceous, anesthetized, annoying,… … Moby Thesaurus
heavy — adjective 1) a heavy box Syn: weighty, hefty, substantial, ponderous; solid, dense, leaden; burdensome; informal hulking, weighing a ton Ant: light 2) a heavy man Syn … Thesaurus of popular words
leaden — adj 1. heavy, hefty, weighty, bulky, substantial, dense, ample; ponderous, unwieldy, cumbrous, cumbersome, awkward, unmanageable. 2. stodgy, stiff, stuffy, wooden, stilted, labored, turgid; lumbering, plodding, elephantine; dull, boring,… … A Note on the Style of the synonym finder