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outweigh

verb

Synonyms and Antonyms of outweigh

to be greater in importance than
  • in most elections the state of the economy outweighs all other issues
Synonyms of outweigh

outrank, overbalance, overshadow, overweigh
Words Related to outweigh

count, import, matter, mean, signify, weigh

dwarf

exceed, outstrip, surpass, transcend

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