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 The action in yields further weighed down stocks in the session. — Justina Lee,alex Harring, CNBC, 8 Sep. 2026 Those elevated mortgage rates have weighed down the housing market, leading to fewer homes changing hands. — Samantha Delouya, CNN Money, 3 Sep. 2026 Zelensky, weighed down by war and scandal, seemed to have found both in the light-eyed puppy that melted into his chest. — Laurie Kellman, Los Angeles Times, 27 Aug. 2026 Ask Horn about such a reality, though, and the former Colorado Buffaloes star doesn’t seem too weighed down about it. — Alex Zietlow, Charlotte Observer, 12 Aug. 2026 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 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

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At the start of Friday’s practice, Nabers got down on one knee and prayed.

— Pat Leonard, New York Daily News, 11 Sep. 2026
The Seychelles In March 2016, Wilson got down on one knee while the couple was staying in the Seychelles after Paris Fashion Week.

— Katie Mather, PEOPLE, 7 Sep. 2026

Definition of got down

Verb

Other European nations were also troubled by the president’s threat.

— David Zimmermann, The Washington Examiner, 18 Sep. 2026
He was haunted by Switzerland’s position of neutrality during the fight against the Nazis, and he was troubled by the accommodations his prosperous countrymen were willing to make after the war to maintain their comfortable detachment.

— Theater Critic, Los Angeles Times, 16 Sep. 2026

Definition of troubled

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Two students who had been visiting the palace, Eduardo Matson Ospino and Yolanda Ernestina Santodomingo, were allegedly classified as especiales, taken to a military facility, blindfolded, interrogated, tortured and threatened with execution.

— Antonio María Delgado, Miami Herald, 18 Sep. 2026
Prosecutors say Alsheikh, seeking to quash political dissent, sent certain prisoners to a wing of Adra where they were held in small isolation cells and tortured.

— ABC News, ABC News, 17 Sep. 2026

Definition of tortured

Verb

In a statement, 1846 Farms said they're incredibly saddened for the community, guests and everyone who worked hard to prepare for the day.

— Mike Darnay, CBS News, 17 Sep. 2026
Reached Wednesday, her mother Cindy Rios said she was shocked and saddened by the string of events.

— ABC News, ABC News, 17 Sep. 2026

Definition of saddened

Verb

Take what happened during the Covid-19 pandemic— the Fed, then led by Jerome Powell, was concerned that the pandemic would lead to massive layoffs.

— Scott Horsley, NPR, 19 Sep. 2026
On the other side is Sharaf with a record of 4-2-0; there is reason to be concerned that Sharaf struggles in this match.

— OutKick, FOXNews.com, 19 Sep. 2026

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