weighted

adjective

weight·​ed ˈwā-təd How to pronounce weighted (audio)
Synonyms of weightednext
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

Examples of weighted in a Sentence

The head of the golf club was weighted.
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And at the Rolling Stones free concert outside San Francisco, the Hells Angels beat dozens of audience members with weighted pool cues before stabbing and beating one of them to death. Literary Hub, 12 Jan. 2026 Wearing a weighted vest did not prevent bone loss at the hip compared with weight loss alone. Kristen Marie Beavers, The Conversation, 7 Jan. 2026 Slowly lift your left knee to hip height without leaning or tilting toward the weighted side. Jakob Roze, Health, 31 Dec. 2025 Magnets and suction cups work as well, but the weighted lining looks a lot more polished. Bestreviews, Mercury News, 29 Dec. 2025 See All Example Sentences for weighted

Word History

First Known Use

1597, in the meaning defined at sense 1

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The first known use of weighted was in 1597

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“Weighted.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/weighted. Accessed 19 Jan. 2026.

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