outweighed; outweighing; outweighs
: to exceed in weight, value, or importance
the advantages outweigh the disadvantages
Examples of outweigh in a Sentence
She outweighs her sister by 10 pounds.
This issue outweighs all others in importance.
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The Athletic Nhl, New York Times, 1 Oct. 2025
However, the benefits of early detection far outweigh the drawbacks.
—Jennie Durant, Glamour, 1 Oct. 2025
Oil sales have long provided Gulf states with a geopolitical importance that far outweighed their size.
—Matthew Martin, semafor.com, 1 Oct. 2025
American policymakers have also assumed that the risks of entanglement in the country—which has a long history of periods of military rule—outweigh the rewards.
—Dan Swift, Foreign Affairs, 30 Sep. 2025
See All Example Sentences for outweigh
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“Outweigh.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/outweigh. Accessed 2 Oct. 2025.
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outweigh
verb
out·weigh
-ˈwā 
: to be greater than in weight, value, or importance
the benefits outweigh the disadvantages
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