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

Rhonda James was skeptical when her husband ordered a weighted blanket for her online. —Adithi Ramakrishnan, Los Angeles Times, 10 Feb. 2026

Croke has also secured a number of key endorsements, including from the Cook County Democratic Party, though by a paper-thin margin, eking out the organization’s endorsement last year by just 95 votes out of a weighted vote total of 549,705. —Jeremy Gorner, Chicago Tribune, 9 Feb. 2026

In 2029, when the next Regional Plan will be considered, SANDAG should use the weighted vote, and should fight harder to meet the needs of all county residents, especially those who depend on transit. —Chris Roberts, San Diego Union-Tribune, 6 Feb. 2026

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

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