WEIGHED Synonyms: 118 Similar and Opposite Words

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adjective

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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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

Verb

Balance transfers may cause a temporary dip, but that impact should be weighed against the potential savings and the opportunity to pay down your balances faster. — Angelica Leicht, CBS News, 10 Sep. 2026 The plane's cargo weighed 32,222 pounds and consisted primarily of contact lenses. — Thao Nguyen, USA Today, 10 Sep. 2026 Our Jon Greenberg weighed voting them into the Bad Owner Hall of Fame. — Chris Branch, New York Times, 10 Sep. 2026 While this never felt like a realistic option, the threat weighed heavy on the minds of folks around Baton Rouge. — Trey Wallace Outkick, FOXNews.com, 9 Sep. 2026 But baby Faye arrived seven weeks premature and weighed just 3 pounds, 15 ounces. — Pete Grathoff, Kansas City Star, 4 Sep. 2026 Standing 13-feet-tall at the hip and measuring upwards of 43-feet-long, the Late Cretaceous hunter weighed as much as 19,500 pounds. — Andrew Paul, Popular Science, 3 Sep. 2026 After having climbed all week, bond yields finally dipped slightly Thursday as markets weighed the odds of an interest rate hike this month. — Steve Kopack, NBC news, 3 Sep. 2026 White, 42, was born at 29 weeks and weighed only 2 pounds, 8 oz. — Hannah Sacks, PEOPLE, 2 Sep. 2026

Recent Examples of Synonyms for weighed

Adjective

And Moke was no longer a considered tropical cyclone after skirting Hawaii as a tropical storm, the center said.

— ABC News, ABC News, 25 Aug. 2026
Others have a tight, considered design, especially the islands meant to highlight a specific weapon or gadget.

— Jordan Minor, PC Magazine, 23 July 2026

Definition of considered

Verb

Weiss had not managed since 2016, but his experience mattered to Anthopoulos.

— Tyler Kepner, New York Times, 11 Sep. 2026
Some of our friends, who’d assumed that abstract art was all that any longer really mattered, were wondering if Jack’s nudes were radical or retro or if retro was the new radical.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 10 Sep. 2026

Definition of mattered

Verb

In a July 2025 text chain, an agent pondered whether facial recognition tools could be used to identify people on TikTok who admitted to being in the country illegally.

— Clara Harter, Los Angeles Times, 29 July 2026
In a July interview with Rolling Stone, Foreman pondered why his story went viral.

— Althea Legaspi, Rolling Stone, 29 July 2026

Definition of pondered

Verb

This discovery meant that cherry juice as a performance supplement was born.

— Jacob Whitehead, New York Times, 8 Sep. 2026
Ganiyu received about $671,438 from citizenship applicants through Zelle and Cash App, along with $287,830 in cash deposits that prosecutors say were meant to conceal the money’s source, according to court documents, the New York Post reported.

— Landon Mion, FOXNews.com, 7 Sep. 2026

Definition of meant

Adjective

In layman’s terms, critical thinking is the ability to think independently by questioning claims, weighing evidence, and making reasoned judgments.

— Ted Ladd, Forbes.com, 29 Aug. 2026
None are credible challengers; Matt Conroy is the more reasoned and moderate of the three.

— The Editorial Board, Chicago Tribune, 11 Feb. 2026

Definition of reasoned

Verb

Its model has contemplated direct development, joint ventures, third-party developers and franchise operators.

— Nia Bowers, USA Today, 2 Sep. 2026
Even in the midst of this global struggle, Roosevelt contemplated the future and envisioned the critical role that a new United Nations might play.

— John T. Shaw, Chicago Tribune, 31 Aug. 2026