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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Susan Tompor, Freep.com, 12 Nov. 2025
The panel, called the data safety monitoring board, had determined that the risks of taking a combination of estrogen and progesterone outweighed the benefits to study participants.
—Brenda Goodman, CNN Money, 12 Nov. 2025
The appeals court backed McConnell’s decision that the risk of leaving tens of millions of Americans without food outweighed the government’s concern about using different funds to cover the SNAP shortfall.
—Maureen Groppe, USA Today, 11 Nov. 2025
After the 2025 playoffs are over, there should be a better understanding whether the pros outweighed the cons with the new playoff brackets.
—Cecil Joyce, Nashville Tennessean, 11 Nov. 2025
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“Outweigh.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/outweigh. Accessed 15 Nov. 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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