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

The balloon was so weighed down that the men had to throw their sandbag ballast overboard just to gain the air. — Encyclopedia Britannica, 6 July 2026

The engineering team needed to design an oxygen tank that wouldn’t weigh down a bug. — Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 6 July 2026

Place a sandwich in pan and top with a grill press or other heavy object (such as a another skillet) to weigh down. — Alexia Duchêne, Bon Appetit Magazine, 30 June 2026

According to Dussalt and Buck, thick drapery in deep tones can visually weigh down a room. — Quincy Bulin, Southern Living, 2 July 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