🧪 Very large atom 🤼 A top weight athlete 🏋️ Extremely heavy 🥊 Above heavyweight

superheavy

6.3

A weight class above heavyweight for athletes over a set weight

adjective
/ˌsuːpərˈhɛvi/

: superpesado

The new rules introduced a superheavy division for athletes over 110 kilograms.

Examples

Only a few boxers qualify for the superheavy weight class due to its strict requirements.
He competed in the superheavy category at the national wrestling championship.
The superheavy champion defended his title last night.
Is the superheavy division gaining popularity?
He competed in the superheavy weight class at the national wrestling championship.
The new rules introduced a superheavy division for all competitors weighing over 110 kilograms.
Only experienced athletes can enter the superheavy category in boxing tournaments.

Synonyms

super heavyweight

vssuperheavy

Specialized

1 4.0

A class in sports like boxing for fighters who weigh more than a set limit, for example over 201 pounds

describes something connected to that weight category rather than naming it

Antonyms

lightweight

1 2.8

A fighter who competes in the weight class between featherweight and welterweight

How Heavy

superheavy

6.3

heavyweight

118 2.8

middleweight

24 4.6

lightweight

1 2.8

Surface Forms

superheavy positive

Morphology

superheavy = heavy (semi-transparent) = super + heavy

Formed by prefixing 'super-' to 'heavy' to indicate a class above 'heavy'/'heavyweight'; knowing the sports sense requires familiarity with the lexicalized term 'heavyweight'.

Etymology

Superheavy is built from super- 'above' and heavy 'weighing a lot'. So a superheavy weight class is the class 'above' heavyweight in sports like boxing or wrestling.