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Heavily

/ˈhɛvɪli/

In a heavy manner.

📖 Definitions of "Heavily"

adverb

1
In a heavy manner.
"He clomped heavily up the stairs in his boots."
2
With a great weight.
"heavily burdened"
3
To a considerable degree, to a great extent.
"He drank heavily."
4
In a manner designed for heavy duty.
"heavily armed soldiers; heavily armoured tanks; heavily reinforced walls"

4 synonyms found via WordNet and Google Books.

Word	Definition
heavynoun	(of any physical thing) Having great weight.
hardnoun	(of material or fluid) Solid and firm.
intemperately	In an intemperate manner.
to a great extent	to a considerable degree

Words with the opposite meaning.

Word	Definition
lightly	In a light manner.

Found via reverse dictionary — words that share a conceptual meaning.

Word	Definition
heavy	(of any physical thing) Having great weight.
hard	(manner) With much force or effort.
intemperately	In an intemperate manner.
to a great extent	to a considerable degree
massively	(slang) Greatly.
intensely	To an intense degree, extremely.
large	(nautical) Before the wind.
intensively	In an intensive way.
great	(informal) Very well (in a very satisfactory manner).
strong	In a strong manner.
robustly	In a robust manner.
tight	Firmly, so as not to come loose easily.
densely	In a dense manner.
profusely	In great quantity or abundance; in a profuse manner.
overly	(sometimes proscribed) To an excessive degree.
strongly	Very much.
mightily	(now chiefly informal) To a great extent; extremely, greatly.
excessively	To an excessive degree.
tightly	In a tight manner.
vigorously	With intense energy, force or vigor