Antonyms for heavily
ˈhɛv ə liheav·i·ly

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1. heavily, to a great extentadverb

   to a considerable degree

   "he relied heavily on others' data"

   Antonyms:
   lightly

   Synonyms:
   intemperately, hard, heavy, to a great extent

2. heavilyadverb

   in a heavy-footed manner

   "he walked heavily up the three flights to his room"

   Antonyms:
   lightly

   Synonyms:
   intemperately, hard, heavy, to a great extent

3. heavilyadverb

   with great force

   "she hit her arm heavily against the wall"

   Antonyms:
   lightly

   Synonyms:
   intemperately, hard, heavy, to a great extent

4. heavilyadverb

   in a manner designed for heavy duty

   "a heavily constructed car"; "heavily armed"

   Antonyms:
   lightly

   Synonyms:
   intemperately, hard, heavy, to a great extent

5. heavy, heavilyadverb

   slowly as if burdened by much weight

   "time hung heavy on their hands"

   Antonyms:
   lightly

   Synonyms:
   intemperately, hard, heavy, to a great extent

6. heavilyadverb

   in a labored manner

   "he breathed heavily"

   Antonyms:
   lightly

   Synonyms:
   intemperately, hard, heavy, to a great extent

7. heavily, intemperately, hardadverb

   indulging excessively

   "he drank heavily"

   Antonyms:
   lightly

   Synonyms:
   intemperately, firmly, hard, heavy, severely, to a great extent

How to use heavily in a sentence?

1. David Gergen:

   Increasingly, it appears with General Flynn now saying he would testify if granted immunity, that really suggests very heavily there is definitely fire and what we have been seeing over the last few weeks is an attempt to cover up fire with smoke.

2. Ian Riach:

   We've used this downward volatility (in oil) opportunistically to try and pick away at favored positions within the sector, we're trying to go in and find those names that we feel have been more heavily punished with the decline in the oil price than is justified.

3. Jasper Lawler:

   It takes a brave soul and deep pockets to buy these mining stocks when they're this heavily down, i don't see them rebounding massively in the general context of things unless there's some sort of extra explanation by the People's Bank of China or some move by some other central bank to combat this devaluation.

4. David Gergen:

   It is deeply disturbing to have a President in the first 100 days to be embroiled in what may be a scandal, increasingly, it appears with General Flynn now saying he would testify if granted immunity, that really suggests very heavily there is definitely fire and what we have been seeing over the last few weeks is an attempt to cover up fire with smoke.

5. Donald Trump to Mitt Romney:

   It's a huge problem in New Hampshire, which nobody even really knows about, it's something we'll start thinking about very heavily.

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