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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Khloe Quill, FOXNews.com, 17 Dec. 2025
Yet, for families going into debt over holiday spending or feeling extreme stress during this season, the pros can outweigh the cons.
—Hannah Nwoko, Parents, 16 Dec. 2025
Graeme Sloan/Bloomberg via Getty Images The negative financial consequences for households and impacts on public health of not extending the subsidies far outweigh the losses from fraud, experts said.
—Greg Iacurci, CNBC, 16 Dec. 2025
The apparent message was that, once again, a broader anger against drug cartels in the region, and widespread public rejection of Maduro, outweighed other public concerns.
—Brian Winter, Foreign Affairs, 16 Dec. 2025
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“Outweigh.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/outweigh. Accessed 19 Dec. 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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