weighted

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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

weighted

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past tense and past participle of weight entry 2

Examples of weighted in a Sentence

Adjective

The head of the golf club was weighted.

Recent Examples on the Web

Adjective

The house might play with weighted dice, but the hustle always wins. — Rosy Cordero, Deadline, 10 Sep. 2026

Salt stomping fits neatly inside a growing bucket of low-cost, low-tech, screen-free wind-down practices that already includes bath rituals, breathwork and weighted blankets. — Samantha Agate, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 5 Sep. 2026

When a friend pointed out some weighted bags lining the path at the bottom of the staircase one day, the siblings quickly abandoned the water jug idea. — Jenna Belhumeur, Los Angeles Times, 3 Sep. 2026

Haver, author of The New York Times bestseller The New Menopause, owns six weighted vests and wears one about an hour a day during Zoom calls, treadmill walks and chores. — Samantha Agate, Kansas City Star, 19 Aug. 2026

Word History

First Known Use

Adjective

1597, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Rhymes for weighted

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