WEIGH DOWN Synonyms: 65 Similar and Opposite Words

weigh down

verb

Definition of weigh down

as in to get down

to make sad all these tragedies occurring simultaneously are weighing me down

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Recent Examples of weigh down Place the bag, or bags, of fish in a large bowl of cold water and weigh down the bag(s) with a plate to keep them submerged. — Kait Hanson, Southern Living, 30 Aug. 2026 Zelensky, weighed down by war and scandal, seemed to have found both in the light-eyed puppy that melted into his chest. — Laurie Kellman, Los Angeles Times, 27 Aug. 2026 Ask Horn about such a reality, though, and the former Colorado Buffaloes star doesn’t seem too weighed down about it. — Alex Zietlow, Charlotte Observer, 12 Aug. 2026 For these banks, large majorities of their IT budgets are focused on maintaining the status quo, leaving them weighed down by the burden of legacy technology. — Jody Bhagat, Forbes.com, 6 Aug. 2026 See All Example Sentences for weigh down

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The bigger your frame, the more distance there is to cover when getting down to the ground.

— Matt Pyzdrowski, New York Times, 7 Sep. 2026
However, Kyle Isbel failed to get down a sacrifice bunt as the go-ahead run was left stranded.

— Kansas City Star, Kansas City Star, 7 Sep. 2026

Definition of get down

Verb

Idaho Dairymen’s Association CEO Rick Naerebout told the Statesman that over the years there has been frustration in the industry with Canada over dairy regulations and trade policies depressing world market prices.

— Idaho Statesman, Idaho Statesman, 3 Sep. 2026
This risk is increased markedly when buprenorphine is combined with other substances that depress the central nervous system, particularly alcohol, benzodiazepines, and certain sedating medications.

— Encyclopedia Britannica, Encyclopedia Britannica, 28 Aug. 2026

Definition of depress

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Coinbase’s whitepaper frames legacy systems as burdened by chargeback risk and positions instant finality as the cure.

— Tomer Warschauer Nuni, Forbes.com, 14 Sep. 2026
Despite being burdened by a bulletproof vest, W fired in a strike that disappeared into the pocket of Todd Greene’s glove with a thwock.

— Anthony Crupi, Sportico.com, 11 Sep. 2026

Definition of burden

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But Sam has been troubled by the strange overlap between Reeger’s career and their fathers and has found some seemingly damning evidence that suggests Reeger isn’t telling the whole story.

— Keith Phipps, Vulture, 10 Sep. 2026
Asked whether players were troubled about how difficult winning the Stanley Cup would be in a 36-team league, Hainsey downplayed the idea.

— Mark Lazerus, New York Times, 10 Sep. 2026

Definition of trouble

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According to new Gallup polling, 27% of US workers worry that technology will render their jobs obsolete, a new high.

— Morgan Chalfant, semafor.com, 15 Sep. 2026
New blood tests that might predict Alzheimer’s years before symptoms begin may sound tantalizing for people who worry about later-in-life dementia.

— Lauran Neergaard, Los Angeles Times, 15 Sep. 2026

Definition of worry

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Ontario County First Assistant District Attorney James Nobles told the court that Arzuaga was at the center of the group accused of torturing Nordquist to death.

— Madison Scott, USA Today, 10 Sep. 2026
Before long, much of the world’s empathy for America, which had been widespread in the wake of the attacks, dissipated, facilitated by the emergence of photos showing US soldiers abusing and torturing Iraqi detainees at the Abu Ghraib facility.

— David Friend, Vanity Fair, 10 Sep. 2026

Definition of torture

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And women, being oppressed in that way in that realm, have been able nonetheless to engage with the more emotional maturity.

— Georg Szalai, HollywoodReporter, 10 Aug. 2026
Claiming that other people expressing their civil rights is oppressing them, and politicizing what are supposed to be non-partisan parts of how the government works on the state and federal level.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 23 July 2026

Definition of oppress

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