WEIGHING Synonyms: 69 Similar and Opposite Words

weighing

verb

present participle of weigh

as in mattering

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

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as in pondering

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

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Recent Examples of weighing The young scientists weighing their futures today will help determine America’s future health and prosperity. — Carole Labonne, Washington Post, 8 Nov. 2026 Cid Paz and his daughter arrived with a wagon to haul away seven sandbags, each weighing about 40 pounds. — Da Lin, CBS News, 8 Nov. 2026 As the science continues to advance rapidly, treating metastatic breast cancer is becoming an art, with doctors weighing which treatments to use, in what combinations and in what order, to get the longest benefit. — Petra Guglielmetti, Glamour, 6 Nov. 2026 The fresh jobs data, meanwhile, arrived at a delicate moment for the Federal Reserve, where policymakers are weighing a rate increase that could help tackle inflation but risks a slowdown in hiring. — Max Zahn, ABC News, 6 Nov. 2026 Veloce Motorcycles The Aperion's headline feature is that very 1,000cc X8 two-stroke engine, producing the peak 280 hp of output at 12,000 rpm, with the complete powertrain weighing just 231 lb (105 kg). — New Atlas, 6 Nov. 2026 Central bankers are weighing whether to resume raising interest rates in December as inflation remains stubbornly above the central bank's 2% target. — Jeff Cox, CNBC, 6 Nov. 2026 Investors are weighing the high cost of financing data centers and the possibility that governments could slow construction, threatening demand for AI chips, electricity and other services. — Stan Choe, Los Angeles Times, 5 Nov. 2026 Musk is also weighing a merger of Tesla and SpaceX, a deal that Democratic majorities in Congress could now scrutinize. — Fernanda Tronco, Fortune, 5 Nov. 2026

Recent Examples of Synonyms for weighing

Verb

The driver is the pain of not mattering, and no leader is naming the mission that would answer it.

— Stephen Messer, Fortune, 5 Nov. 2026
But those friendships don’t stop mattering when the school day ends, especially when group chats and social media keep everyone connected.

— Ashley Lynch, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 12 Oct. 2026

Definition of mattering

Verb

Plenty of others, namely frustrated fans, are pondering the other stuff for him.

— ABC News, ABC News, 2 Nov. 2026
This can be especially uncomfortable when the prevailing narrative holds its own special significance, but pondering such complexities strengthens our minds and our spirits.

— AJ Willingham, AJC.com, 2 Nov. 2026

Definition of pondering

Verb

The food is all halal, meaning its meat preparation is aligned with Muslim dietary beliefs.

— Emma Hall, Sacbee.com, 11 Nov. 2026
Both Singapore and Hong Kong are still developing their local clearing infrastructure, Kavalis said, meaning neither has yet established the kind of deep trading ecosystem that underpins London’s dominance.

— Lee Ying Shan, CNBC, 11 Nov. 2026

Definition of meaning

Verb

But a state contemplating payment wants a large, clear full stop, fearing the commas will never end.

— Shane Croucher, MSNBC Newsweek, 8 Nov. 2026
Now, under new ownership, organizers are contemplating future growth that could involve perhaps 20,000 participants, more visitors from outside North Carolina and a place among the country’s premier destination races.

— Théoden Janes, Charlotte Observer, 5 Nov. 2026

Definition of contemplating

Verb

Last month, the company was granted special permission from Commerce to continue importing cells from Asian suppliers without being penalized for stockpiling ahead of the 232 deadline.

— Tim McDonnell, semafor.com, 10 Nov. 2026
Some examples include importing a long spreadsheet of customer records, simulating how an accounting batch will affect the general ledger before posting it or previewing the impact of a transaction on a project budget.

— Steve Cangiano, Forbes.com, 6 Nov. 2026

Definition of importing

Verb

Minutes after Peña's announcement, the lower house voted 78-0 to impeach him; on Thursday evening, the Senate was debating whether to remove him from office.

— Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 6 Nov. 2026
The industry has been working to answer that question by comparing benchmarks, debating reasoning performance and seeing each new model outperform the last.

— Kumar Chivukula, Forbes.com, 6 Nov. 2026

Definition of debating

Verb

Let’s finish counting every vote and hearing every voice before declaring anything.

— Jennifer McRae, CBS News, 10 Nov. 2026
Daniel McGrath, head of customer operations at JD Sports, pointed to the intuitive hardware that enables store associates to focus on the customer rather than on counting.

— Arthur Zaczkiewicz, Footwear News, 10 Nov. 2026

Definition of counting

Verb

In July, The Wall Street Journal reported that Tesla was considering a sale or spinoff of its China operations.

— Atharva Gosavi, Interesting Engineering, 13 Nov. 2026
The Andersons are considering funding another major investigative endeavor for next year and are hoping to find some partners.

— Scott Maxwell, The Orlando Sentinel, 13 Nov. 2026