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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Jane Kim, Verywell Health, 4 Aug. 2025
Put differently, companies feared that the benefits of enhanced tax transparency would be outweighed by the lower realizability of their tax benefits, particularly those that are labeled more uncertain.
—Nathan Goldman, Forbes.com, 1 Aug. 2025
Nearly every team in the AL West has made a blockbuster move outside of Texas but is making the under the radar type moves that can sometimes outweigh the blockbuster deals.
—Andrew Wright, MSNBC Newsweek, 31 July 2025
Economists have long argued that preventing climate change has aggregate welfare benefits that outweigh the costs.
—Nils Kupzok, Foreign Affairs, 31 July 2025
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“Outweigh.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/outweigh. Accessed 21 Aug. 2025.
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outweigh
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out·weigh
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: to be greater than in weight, value, or importance
the benefits outweigh the disadvantages
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