weigh down

verb

weighed down; weighing down; weighs down

transitive verb

1

: to cause to bend down : overburden

2

: oppress, depress

Synonyms of weigh down

• get down
• bum (out)
• depress
• burden
• trouble
• worry
• torture
• oppress

Examples of weigh down in a Sentence

all these tragedies occurring simultaneously are weighing me down

Recent Examples on the Web

But the elves — less weighed down by volumous hair and with wardrobes not so focussed on bulk — aren’t facing quite the same issue. — Alex Ritman, Variety, 10 Nov. 2026

That has slipped below $5 trillion, however, weighed down by concern about the sustainability of AI infrastructure build-out. — Los Angeles Times, 9 Nov. 2026

BriseBois does not want Tampa Bay’s salary cap to be weighed down by a player in his late 30s whose paycheck exceeds his production on the ice. — John Romano, The Orlando Sentinel, 7 Nov. 2026

During the first half of the movie, Coon wore hip pads and other body-shaping additions to make Rita seem more weighed down by her responsibility and the trauma of having been a child in a concentration camp. — Rebecca Ford, Vanity Fair, 6 Nov. 2026

Word History

First Known Use

14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Rhymes for weigh down

• adown
• blowdown
• breakdown
• countdown
• crackdown
• crosstown
• downtown
• drawdown
• dropdown
• facedown
• godown
• hometown