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

As the years pile up, the little girls go from excitedly unwrapping custom Barbie dolls and running carefree amongst playground bars to being weighed down — then beautifully set free — by a growing political consciousness. —Rafa Sales Ross, Variety, 17 Nov. 2025

The artificial intelligence chipmaker’s latest earnings results, set for next Wednesday after the close, couldn’t come at a more delicate moment for the stock market, which has been weighed down this month by signs of weakness in tech land. —Sarah Min, CNBC, 14 Nov. 2025

Many younger people are also weighed down by expenses such as student loan debt, credit cards and car payments. —Jarrod Barry, NBC news, 11 Nov. 2025

The Huskies haven’t lost in regulation all season but are weighed down by two of those three OT losses, to Delaware and Rice. —Chris Vannini, New York Times, 10 Nov. 2025

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