WEIGHED DOWN Synonyms: 65 Similar and Opposite Words

weighed down

verb

past tense of weigh down

as in got down

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

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Recent Examples of weighed down 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 The Nasdaq is lower, weighed down by the post-earnings slides in data-storage makers Sandisk and Western Digital . — Jim Cramer, CNBC, 6 Aug. 2026 On the data front, job openings dropped ⁠in June, weighed down by a sharp decline in the healthcare and social assistance sector, but a rise in hiring and low layoffs suggested the labor market remained stable. — Reuters, NBC news, 4 Aug. 2026 Investor anxiety around capital expenditures and sluggish return on massive spending had weighed down tech stocks in recent weeks before markets staged a rally on Tuesday. — Amanda Gerut, Fortune, 4 Aug. 2026 Ciara who’s not weighed down as much by the conflicts of Summer House past. — Lexi Carson, HollywoodReporter, 31 July 2026 Operating profit in the April to June period rose by 5% to €574 million but came in below an analyst consensus of €623 million, weighed down by marketing spend. — Linda Pasquini, USA Today, 30 July 2026 Well, Martha, look, Republicans, my party, has got to be scared, and especially some very good members of Congress who otherwise might deserve re-election are weighed down by the following. — ABC News, 26 July 2026 Tragedies that remained remote to me, bizarre acts weighed down by forces I was never permitted to question. — Thao Thai, PEOPLE, 25 July 2026

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On July 17, 2025, DiLeo got down on one knee and proposed to Gustafson in Iowa City during her WNBA All-Star break.

— Hannah Sacks, PEOPLE, 20 July 2026
Midway through The Choice ceremony, Edris got down on one knee and asked Jessica Grace to marry him.

— Joelle Goldstein, USA Today, 15 July 2026

Definition of got down

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In addition, the way graduation rates are reported across BIE schools was changed to address flawed data collection that previously depressed the numbers.

— Savannah Peters, Fortune, 13 July 2026
Rising costs of components, supply chain constraints, and weaker consumer demand that are all partly linked to the Iran war have depressed smartphone sales in much of the continent, resulting in the slowest growth of shipments to Africa in two years, research firm Omdia said.

— Alexander Onukwue, semafor.com, 8 June 2026

Definition of depressed

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Flake also said he was troubled by Collins' refusal to acknowledge President Joe Biden's 2020 election victory.

— Zachary Bynum, CBS News, 7 Aug. 2026
The creator of vivid, indelible fantasies for women to try on and to embody was also a fragile and anguished man, troubled throughout his life by alcohol, drug dependency, and bouts of debilitating depression.

— Naomi Fry, New Yorker, 1 Aug. 2026

Definition of troubled

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Lebson and Richards ⁠denied that allegation, saying that Robert Gilman was held in extremely harsh conditions, tortured and injected with mind-altering drugs by guards, treatment that led to his transfer to the civilian hospital.

— Reuters, NBC news, 7 Aug. 2026
Prior to Tae-ha’s arrival, Eun-sae was tortured by Sang-gil and his men.

— Kayti Burt, Time, 7 Aug. 2026

Definition of tortured

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Within four months, the other members of the selectorate, worried that Beria was a threat, arrested him in a committee session and subsequently executed him.

— Julian G. Waller, Foreign Affairs, 7 Aug. 2026
Advertisers stayed away, worried that ads would appear next to antisemitic posts, misinformation, and other objectionable content.

— Jon Brodkin, ArsTechnica, 6 Aug. 2026

Definition of worried

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Cunningham, who has known Needham for years, said he was saddened to learn of her departure at a time when the hospital is dealing with the serious financial situation of Vista and AHS.

— Steve Sadin, Chicago Tribune, 6 Aug. 2026
Lynsi Snyder, owner and president of In-N-Out, was saddened over the death of Garibay and the other victims.

— Ruben Vives, Los Angeles Times, 4 Aug. 2026

Definition of saddened

Verb

Stocks rose after the report, as investors who were concerned the Federal Reserve would raise interest rates breathed a sigh of relief.

— Steve Kopack, NBC news, 7 Aug. 2026
By that reading, this week’s slide might have had less to do with investors concerned about AI capital expenditures post-earnings, and more with investors taking profits before the event.

— Eva Roytburg, Fortune, 7 Aug. 2026

Definition of concerned

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