Definition for Ponderous:

• Heavy; unwieldy; laborious; ( of style) dull, tedious. Hence or cogn. ponderosity, ponderousness, nn., ponderously adv. [ French]

Synonyms for Ponderous:

• adj.

  •all (adjective)
  • ponderous.
  •big (adjective)
  • ample,
  • husky,
  • copious,
  • jumbo,
  • capacious,
  • tremendous,
  • brimming,
  • mammoth,
  • gigantic,
  • enormous,
  • extensive,
  • full,
  • strapping,
  • vast,
  • prodigious,
  • immense,
  • commodious,
  • walloping,
  • burly,
  • chock-full,
  • thundering,
  • spacious,
  • stuffed,
  • packed,
  • whopping,
  • awash,
  • crowded,
  • voluminous,
  • whopper,
  • colossal,
  • roomy,
  • considerable.
  •bulky (adjective)
  • long,
  • beefy,
  • unmanageable,
  • gross,
  • high.
  •clumsy (adjective)
  • gauche,
  • oafish,
  • untactful,
  • unskillful,
  • Blundering,
  • uncouth,
  • inept,
  • inelegant,
  • helpless,
  • inexperienced,
  • uncoordinated,
  • maladroit,
  • unable,
  • ungainly,
  • untoward,
  • gawky,
  • bungling,
  • uneasy,
  • ham-handed,
  • bumbling,
  • crude,
  • inexpert,
  • incompetent,
  • stumbling,
  • weedy.
  •cumbersome (adjective)
  • embarrassing,
  • incommodious,
  • wearisome,
  • clunking,
  • tiresome,
  • inconvenient,
  • leaden.
  •dull (adjective)
  • besotted,
  • loutish,
  • bovine,
  • obtuse,
  • sluggish,
  • comatose,
  • boorish,
  • blunt,
  • doltish,
  • drowsy,
  • cloddish,
  • sleepy,
  • thick-witted,
  • stupefied,
  • dim,
  • soporific,
  • stupid,
  • benumbed,
  • apathetic,
  • lethargic.
  •fat (adjective)
  • bulging,
  • meaty,
  • portly,
  • solid,
  • stout,
  • inflated,
  • obese,
  • Distended,
  • fleshy,
  • porcine,
  • lard,
  • heavyset,
  • gargantuan,
  • blimp,
  • thickset,
  • swollen,
  • dumpy,
  • bull,
  • brawny,
  • corpulent,
  • roly-poly,
  • rotund,
  • pudgy,
  • plumpish,
  • plump,
  • broad.
  •goodly (adjective)
  • goodly.
  •grave (adjective)
  • dour,
  • sedate,
  • meaningful,
  • sober,
  • somber,
  • no-nonsense,
  • grim,
  • earnest,
  • sad,
  • sage,
  • muted,
  • solemn,
  • thoughtful,
  • subdued,
  • quiet,
  • staid,
  • unsmiling,
  • dignified,
  • deadpan,
  • saturnine.
  •heavy (adjective)
  • top-heavy,
  • zaftig,
  • pregnant,
  • overweight,
  • enceinte,
  • pressing,
  • study at heavy,
  • two-ton,
  • oppressed,
  • laden,
  • weighted,
  • loaded,
  • indifferent,
  • built,
  • parturient,
  • lifeless,
  • lead-footed,
  • oppressive,
  • abundant,
  • expectant,
  • gravitational,
  • excessive,
  • gravid.
  •hefty (adjective)
  • major,
  • forceful,
  • powerful,
  • vigorous,
  • muscular,
  • strong,
  • sturdy,
  • thumping,
  • robust.
  •hulky (adjective)
  • hulky.
  •ornately spoken or written (adjective)
  • opulent,
  • rhetorical,
  • highfalutin,
  • grandiloquent,
  • bombastic,
  • lofty,
  • voluble,
  • rococo,
  • flowery,
  • flamboyant,
  • ornate,
  • florid,
  • showy,
  • bloated,
  • high-sounding,
  • splashy,
  • rich,
  • gilded,
  • baroque,
  • eloquent,
  • fancy,
  • elaborate,
  • embellished.
  •ponderous (adjective)
  • barren,
  • stuffy,
  • troublesome,
  • dry,
  • graceless,
  • pedestrian,
  • cardboard,
  • long-winded,
  • verbose,
  • burdensome,
  • stilted,
  • plodding,
  • vapid,
  • substantial,
  • awkward,
  • monotonous,
  • prolix,
  • arid,
  • pedantic.
  •sizable (adjective)
  • decent sized,
  • more decentsized,
  • more decent-sized,
  • de cent,
  • most decent-sized,
  • most decent sized,
  • de-cent,
  • more decent sized,
  • decentsized,
  • most decentsized.
  •slow (adjective)
  • gradual,
  • slow-paced,
  • tortoiselike,
  • slow-going,
  • slowest,
  • snaillike,
  • slow-moving,
  • slow-footed.
  •slow-footed (adjective)
  • slowfooted,
  • slow footed.
  •slow-going (adjective)
  • slow going.
  •slow-paced (adjective)
  • slowpaced,
  • slow paced.
  •stodgy (adjective)
  • banausic.
  •uninspired (adjective)
  • unimpressed,
  • uninspiring,
  • phoned in,
  • yawner.
  •wooden (adjective)
  • un graceful,
  • un-graceful,
  • un yielding,
  • un bending,
  • un-yielding,
  • un-bending.
  •wordy (adjective)
  • endless,
  • loquacious,
  • lengthy,
  • superfluous,
  • rambling,
  • windy,
  • wordy,
  • wandering,
  • talkative,
  • chatty,
  • featherbedding.

• n.

  •
  • circuitous,
  • articulate,
  • conversational,
  • economical,
  • clean,
  • declamatory,
  • diffuse,
  • discursive,
  • crisp.
  •
  • easy.
  •
  • good.
  •heavy-footed (noun)
  • heavy-footed.
  •ponderous (noun)
  • uninteresting.

• Other synonyms:

  •
  • fat,
  • large,
  • heavyweight.
  •
  • trenchant,
  • lumpy.
  •
  • lumpish,
  • heavy-handed.

Paraphrases for Ponderous:

• Equivalence

  • Adjective
    heavy.

• Independent

  • Adjective
    serious, hefty.

• Other Related

  • Adjective
    cumbersome, burdensome, unwieldy, onerous, heavy-handed, tiresome, weighty, severe, tedious, slow.

Antonyms for Ponderous:

• adj.

  • big
    small, tiny, itsy, little.
  • bulky
    insubstantial, thin, miniature.
  • clumsy
    agile, adroit, clever, graceful, athletic, couth, dexterous, expert, coordinated.
  • fat
    slender, slight, slim, skinny.
  • grave
    frivolous, ridiculous, funny, cheerful, silly, happy.
  • heavy
    lightweight.
  • ponderous
    buoyant, light, delicate, airy, Unburdensome, fun.
  • Other antonyms:
    awesome, undersized, exciting, energizing, fabulous, serviceable, spectacular, flimsy, stirring, useful, intriguing, practical, stimulating, inspiring, eye-opening, hair-raising, riveting, absorbing, moving, arresting, provocative, tantalizing, gripping, marvelous, enthralling, handy, practicable, beguiling, touching, spellbinding, sensational, invigorating, astounding, suspenseful, functional, rousing, electrifying, mesmerizing, amazing, enlivening, breathtaking, rip-roaring, thrilling, surprising, wonderful, wondrous, astonishing, animating, engrossing, exhilarating, galvanizing.

Ponderous Sentence Examples:

• This is how they do things, however, in the homely, ponderous fashion.

• There was no footing for the ponderous knight; but the white - winged angel rose majestically from the ground and moved across the chasm, where her companion could not follow.