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 that trajectory could change now as the latest inflation report weighs down both lenders and borrowers. —Matt Richardson, CBS News, 10 Apr. 2026

But pouring money into the Titanic to refloat is, has been demonstrated over the years to weigh down the Titanic even more, to keep it on the bottom of the ocean floor. —Letters To The Editor, Hartford Courant, 9 Apr. 2026

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This might threaten unrelieved angst weighing down a 90-minute drama, or, maybe worse, a didactic, finger-wagging life lesson lecture. —Christopher Smith, Oc Register, 7 Apr. 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