Synonyms of weighed

weighed 1 of 2

adjective

as in considered

decided on as a result of careful thought

a carefully weighed decision to take the company in a new direction

Synonyms & Similar Words

• considered
• calculated
• reasoned
• deliberate
• measured
• studied
• advised
• careful
• thoughtful
• planned
• informed
• knowing
• intended
• thought-out
• designed
• premeditated
• educated
• meticulous
• projected
• intentional
• prepense
• aforethought
• purposeful
• prudent
• forethoughtful
• foresighted
• provident

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• chance
• unconsidered
• random
• rushed
• casual
• unstudied
• uncalculated
• unadvised
• haphazard
• hurried
• sudden
• hasty
• desultory
• aimless
• ill-advised
• half-cocked
• purposeless
• automatic
• hit-or-miss
• abrupt
• impetuous
• spontaneous
• instinctive
• impromptu
• extemporaneous

weighed

2 of 2

verb

past tense of weigh

1

as in mattered

to be of importance

evidence that will weigh heavily against the defendant

Synonyms & Similar Words

• mattered
• meant
• counted
• imported
• influenced
• signified
• carried weight
• cut ice
• swayed
• affected
• concerned
• amounted (to)
• added up (to)

2

as in pondered

to give serious and careful thought to

weighed the options for weeks before making a decision

Synonyms & Similar Words

• pondered
• debated
• contemplated
• considered
• studied
• entertained
• questioned
• analyzed
• explored
• reviewed
• eyed
• deliberated
• ruminated
• looked at
• cogitated
• meditated
• revolved
• thought (about or over)
• turned
• chewed on
• mulled (over)
• wrestled (with)
• digested
• chewed over
• pored (over)
• perpended
• kicked around
• concluded
• reminisced
• reasoned
• reflected (on or upon)
• beat one's brains out (about)
• believed
• cudgeled one's brains (about)
• opined
• mused (upon)
• absorbed
• conceived
• speculated (about)
• second-guessed
• drank (in)
• fretted (about or over)
• obsessed (about or over)
• brooded (about or over)
• dwelled (on or upon)
• fixated (on or upon)
• assimilated

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• ignored
• disregarded
• overlooked
• dismissed
• rejected
• slighted
• pooh-poohed

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of weighed

Verb

Rani’s newborn son weighed almost eight pounds and had perfect neonatal scores. —Ben Taub, New Yorker, 26 Jan. 2026

The Council on Criminal Justice (CCJ) report weighed crime statistics from 40 cities that have reported monthly data for the past eight years. —Sarah Rumpf-Whitten, FOXNews.com, 25 Jan. 2026

Individual metrics were weighed based on their impact on education and quality of life, then scored on a scale from 0-100. —Tanasia Kenney, Charlotte Observer, 22 Jan. 2026

Any welcome, belated moves that Newsom has made to lower costs must also be weighed against other steps he’s made to raise them. —Jonathan Chait, The Atlantic, 22 Jan. 2026

Jeenah Moon | Reuters Treasury yields were little changed on Thursday as investors weighed the latest economic data as well as developments in trade and geopolitics. —Sean Conlon,sawdah Bhaimiya, CNBC, 22 Jan. 2026

The Supreme Court last week weighed the legality of state laws in Idaho and West Virginia that bar transgender women and girls from joining the sports teams that correspond to their gender identity. —CBS News, 21 Jan. 2026

Americans’ persistent economic concerns have weighed heavily on his polling numbers. —Sara Dorn, Forbes.com, 20 Jan. 2026

The sheriff’s office voluntarily released some documents and video to Cal-OSHA amid late-December court hearings that weighed the sheriff’s request to reject the subpoenas for interviews and documents against Cal-OSHA’s request to uphold them. —Jake Goodrick, Sacbee.com, 9 Jan. 2026