WEIGHED Synonyms: 118 Similar and Opposite Words

weighed 1 of 2

adjective

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as in considered

decided on as a result of careful thought a carefully weighed decision to take the company in a new direction

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weighed

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verb

past tense of weigh

as in mattered

to be of importance evidence that will weigh heavily against the defendant

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as in pondered

to give serious and careful thought to weighed the options for weeks before making a decision

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Recent Examples of weighed

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During holidays, the Italian bakeries on Franklin Avenue used vast amounts of raw milk and cream, so the truck would have dozens of those old style 10-gallon cans that weighed just under 100 pounds full. —

Jody Mamone, Hartford Courant, 8 Mar. 2026 Surging oil prices have weighed heavily on stocks in recent days, as traders fear that a prolonged spike in fuel prices could lead to another spike in inflation and hurt the economy. —

Auzinea Bacon, CNN Money, 8 Mar. 2026 Earlier this week, The Pillar, an investigative news outlet covering the Catholic Church, reported that Shaleta was expected to travel to Rome this week as the Vatican weighed his future. —

Teri Figueroa, San Diego Union-Tribune, 6 Mar. 2026 The real love for a partner is weighed against a desire to leave, then also with the judgment of others. —

Bethy Squires, Vulture, 5 Mar. 2026 And Pettersson doesn’t quite fit into the Weegar, Parayko bucket, given the sheer magnitude of his cap hit and the risk that an acquiring team would take on by adding that commitment to their books when weighed against Pettersson’s last two years of underperformance. —

Thomas Drance, New York Times, 5 Mar. 2026 Other states have increasingly weighed how to shield their residents from the consequences of invisible but ever-growing mountains of information amassed by smartphone apps, traffic cameras and nosy household appliances. —

Seth Klamann, Denver Post, 2 Mar. 2026 Middleton weighed the decision to stay or join a championship contender for the last few weeks, but ultimately decided to spend the rest of the regular season in a Mavericks uniform instead. —

Mike Curtis, Dallas Morning News, 1 Mar. 2026 Australia's Qantas and Taiwan's Eva Air also declined more than 4% as investors weighed higher fuel costs and operational disruptions. —

Lim Hui Jie, CNBC, 1 Mar. 2026

Recent Examples of Synonyms for weighed

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Nussmeier considered entering last year’s draft but returned to LSU and had a nightmare season that ended with a November abdominal injury.

— Zac Jackson, New York Times, 24 Feb. 2026
Credit scores, which impact people's ability and costs to borrow, typically range from 300 to 850, with around 670 and higher considered good.

— Annie Nova, CNBC, 20 Feb. 2026