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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Alejandro Avila Outkick, FOXNews.com, 2 June 2026
Bowen will have footballing ambitions, but his love for West Ham might outweigh the possibility of leaving.
—Roshane Thomas, New York Times, 2 June 2026
Those concerns were repeatedly outweighed by an institutional assumption that economic interdependence would moderate geopolitical behavior.
—Dr. Aditya Vikram Kashyap, Forbes.com, 1 June 2026
Martinez disagrees with Crookes’ assertion that the device’s benefits outweigh its cons.
—O. Rose Broderick, STAT, 1 June 2026
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“Outweigh.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/outweigh. Accessed 5 Jun. 2026.
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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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