weigh down

verb

Definition of weigh downnext
as in to get down
to make sad all these tragedies occurring simultaneously are weighing me down

Synonyms & Similar Words

Relevance

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

Example Sentences

Examples are automatically compiled from online sources to show current usage. Read More Opinions expressed in the examples do not represent those of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
Recent Examples of weigh down The most important metric is free cash flow, including the third-quarter figure (consensus is $330 million, weighed down by a $700 million payment to the Justice Department). — Kevin Stankiewicz,zev Fima, CNBC, 25 Oct. 2026 The elastic waistband is a welcome bonus for long sightseeing days, while the lightweight material won’t weigh down her suitcase like traditional corduroy can. — Chaise Sanders, Travel + Leisure, 23 Oct. 2026 Revenue fell from a year earlier, weighed down by some weakness in its core automotive business. — Morgan Chittum, Fortune, 22 Oct. 2026 His body was then dragged from the carport to an outdoor storage area near the garage, where it was covered with a curtain and weighed down with a full-size pickup truck toolbox, per the outlet. — Samantha Stutsman, PEOPLE, 17 Oct. 2026 See All Example Sentences for weigh down
Recent Examples of Synonyms for weigh down
  1. get down
  2. depress
  3. burden
  4. trouble
  5. worry
  6. torture
  7. oppress
Verb
  • The pair first met in 2018 through the Mormon dating app Mutual, and in early 2019, Zac got down on one knee at the Top of the Rock in New York City.
    — Luke Chinman, PEOPLE, 4 Nov. 2026
  • But the people who remained were still getting down to Snoop Dogg.
    — Maxwell Adler, Vanity Fair, 4 Nov. 2026
Definition of get down
Verb
  • In reality, state intervention in markets can depress overall productivity and workers can see flat wages even when China succeeds at promoting advanced industries.
    — Oliver Melton, Foreign Affairs, 5 Nov. 2026
  • If there were more imports, cattle prices would be depressed, but the modest uptick has not had an overwhelming impact on the industry.
    — Sasha Rogelberg, Fortune, 26 Oct. 2026
Definition of depress
Verb
  • Civil rights groups have warned that data centers are often built in communities already burdened by pollution and climate risk.
    — Sasha Tuddenham, Fortune, 29 Oct. 2026
  • Meanwhile, Connecticut’s own tax fairness studies have shown the combined state and municipal tax systems have disproportionately burdened the poor and middle class.
    — Keith M. Phaneuf, Hartford Courant, 29 Oct. 2026
Definition of burden
Verb
  • He’s been troubled to see more reputable venues conferring legitimacy on these commercial MRT operations.
    — Megan Molteni, STAT, 2 Nov. 2026
  • However, if your plants were diseased or troubled by pests, composting is not recommended.
    — Lauren Landers, The Spruce, 2 Nov. 2026
Definition of trouble
Verb
  • That forced Edmonds and former Horned Frog David Punch (now at Texas) to play lengthy minutes and have to worry about foul trouble.
    — Steven Johnson, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 3 Nov. 2026
  • Still, Nowinski is worried the Guardian Cap is giving parents and athletes a false sense of security that the game has been made considerably safer.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 3 Nov. 2026
Definition of worry
Verb
  • Serhiy, like Zabuzhko, locates his captor’s impulse to torture him in the very pages written by the Russian novelist.
    — Madeleine Wulfahrt, New Yorker, 4 Nov. 2026
  • The pirate crew is said to have tortured, killed and raped those aboard the royal ship, sparking global outrage and what is considered the first worldwide manhunt.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 2 Nov. 2026
Definition of torture
Verb
  • The war lent credence to al-Qaeda’s accusations that Washington oppressed Muslims, attracting would-be jihadists around the world to join the cause.
    — S. C. M. Paine, Foreign Affairs, 3 Nov. 2026
  • There’s more than a mirror between the oppressor and oppressed.
    — Jackson McHenry, Vulture, 30 Oct. 2026
Definition of oppress

Browse Nearby Words

weigh (anchor)
weigh down
weighed
See all Nearby Words

Cite this Entry

“Weigh down.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/weigh%20down. Accessed 7 Nov. 2026.

Copy Citation
Love words? Need even more definitions?

Subscribe to America's largest dictionary and get thousands more definitions and advanced search—ad free!

Last Updated: - Updated example sentences

More from Merriam-Webster

Word of the Day

Listen to the pronunciation of abandon

See Definitions and Examples »

Popular in Grammar & Usage

See More

How to Use 'Who' vs. 'Whom'

Merriam-Webster’s Great Big List of Words You Love to Hate

'Affect' vs. 'Effect'

'A' or 'an'? What about before 'h'? An Indefinite Article Guide

Why is '-ed' sometimes pronounced at the end of a word?
See More

Popular in Wordplay

See More

Great Big List of Beautiful and Useless Words, Vol. 5

9 Words That Sound Like Insults But Aren't

7 Words for Old-Timey Vehicles

The Words of the Week - Nov. 6

12 Lovely and Unusual Words for the Natural World
See More

Popular

See More

How to Use 'Who' vs. 'Whom'

Great Big List of Beautiful and Useless Words, Vol. 5

9 Words That Sound Like Insults But Aren't
See More

Games & Quizzes

See All
Play Quordle: Guess all four words in a limited number of tries. Each of your guesses must be a real 5-letter word.
Quordle Can you solve 4 words at once?
Play Blossom: Solve today's spelling word game by finding as many words as you can using just 7 letters. Longer words score more points.
Blossom Pick the best words!
Play Missing Letter: a crossword with a twist. Each of the 25 puzzle words start with a different letter of the alphabet. Which letter is missing?
The Missing Letter A daily crossword with a twist
woman sitting on floor holding book in front of her face on pink background
Famous Novels, Last Lines Quiz Needless to say, spoiler alert.
See All