weighted

adjective

weight·​ed ˈwā-təd 

1

: made heavy : loaded

weighted silk

2

a

: having a statistical weight attached

a weighted test score

b

: compiled or calculated from weighted data

a weighted mean

3

: inclined sense 1

Examples of weighted in a Sentence

The head of the golf club was weighted.

Recent Examples on the Web

The polling company surveyed a weighted sample of 3,359 adults hours after a federal immigration agent shot Pretti. —Karen Cortes, NBC news, 26 Jan. 2026

Jalen would attach a weighted parachute to himself to impede his movement in a full-court layup drill, day after day. —Mirin Fader, New York Times, 26 Jan. 2026

The model has 20 seats, one for each city plus additional seats for more populated cities and some cities with weighted votes. —Lilly Kersh, Dallas Morning News, 20 Jan. 2026

Over a span of two minutes and 31 seconds, the Aggies assumed command with a 9-2 run — eight from guard Rylan Griffen — and just like that, the Horns were swimming upstream in what must have felt like a thousand-pound weighted vest. —Cedric Golden, Austin American Statesman, 18 Jan. 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1597, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Rhymes for weighted

• baited
• bated
• crated
• dated
• fated
• feted
• freighted
• gated
• grated
• hated
• lated
• mated