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 Nvidia's flagship Vera Rubin product is a seven-foot rack containing 72 GPUs and weighing as much as a pickup truck. — Kif Leswing,isabel O'Brien, CNBC, 24 Oct. 2026 The salty bacon and fluffy eggs formed that classic breakfast flavor, while the potatoes added a satisfying heartiness without weighing the taco down. — Evan Moore, Charlotte Observer, 24 Oct. 2026 The intellectual property implications are substantial for brands weighing design protection, trade dress and the limits of enforcement when consumers are actively amplifying lookalikes. — Ashley Lynch, Sacbee.com, 23 Oct. 2026 State officials are weighing a plan to transfer Michael Thomas Cheek, 74, from a locked psychiatric facility to a rental home valued at more than $800,000 in the Santa Cruz Mountains. — Adam Sabes, FOXNews.com, 23 Oct. 2026 Barosko is weighing whether to keep the deductible low, which is more favorable for recruiting, or raise it, which would blunt the plan’s cost, both for workers and the club. — Tami Luhby, CNN Money, 22 Oct. 2026 For a woman weighing a cold plunge membership against a sauna pass, the clinical conversation is finally catching up to what the body may already be signaling. — Samantha Agate, Miami Herald, 22 Oct. 2026 After weighing a few options, the team settled on scorpion antivenom, a costly treatment that can be difficult to produce, often involving injecting venom into horses. — Robert Hart, The Verge, 22 Oct. 2026 For voters still weighing their options, Vance tied his pitch for Rogers to some of the issues hitting closest to home. — Elaine Rojas-Castillo, CBS News, 16 Oct. 2026

Recent Examples of Synonyms for weighing

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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
Trust ends up mattering more than uptime in deciding which platforms get automated against, and which get left out.

— Barry Bernstein, Forbes.com, 15 Sep. 2026

Definition of mattering

Verb

No one interested in pondering what looks like an intractably difficult conflict need turn their attention to Iran or Israel.

— Business Columnist, Los Angeles Times, 22 Oct. 2026
Newsom, in the podcast, appeared to already be considering them while pondering what to do next.

— Stephen Hobbs, Sacbee.com, 21 Oct. 2026

Definition of pondering

Verb

When less than 95% of a community is vaccinated for measles, herd immunity is lost, meaning there aren’t enough immune people to prevent the spread of infection.

— Katie Lockwood, STAT, 28 Oct. 2026
If approved, all probate judge elections would become nonpartisan, meaning candidates would appear on the ballot without a political party next to their name, something that is already in effect for most judicial roles in the state.

— Kaley Fedko, CBS News, 28 Oct. 2026

Definition of meaning

Verb

So Dzirasa began contemplating other ways to connect two disparate brain regions.

— Simon Makin, Scientific American, 29 Oct. 2026
Madeleine is beautiful and melancholy, spending hours driving around San Francisco and contemplating a painting that seems to haunt her.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 28 Oct. 2026

Definition of contemplating

Verb

Jackson, a proponent of Medicare for All, wrote Maine’s law creating the Prescription Drug Affordability Board and establishing pathways to importing cheaper drugs from Canada.

— Emma Specter, Vogue, 26 Oct. 2026
Ars previously talked with one US robotics distributor that has pivoted from importing China’s humanoid robots to opening a US manufacturing facility for robots.

— Jeremy Hsu, ArsTechnica, 23 Oct. 2026

Definition of importing

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The vaccine may also usher in a new wave of treatments for other types of cancer, though experts are debating how broadly applicable the technology could be.

— Ed Silverman, STAT, 23 Oct. 2026
In the early 1980s, Resnicoff says that Congress was debating the Religious Apparel Amendment, which would have allowed Jews serving in the military to cover their heads.

— Beth Bailey, FOXNews.com, 23 Oct. 2026

Definition of debating

Verb

Campbell and the Thunderbolts weren’t interested in a repeat performance when counting down the days to the rare back-to-back matchup.

— Jeff Vorva, Chicago Tribune, 28 Oct. 2026
Investors are now counting down to Oracle's investor day, where investors will want to see if the company can back its fiscal year 2030 revenue targets and if the margin profile of its cloud deals has changed due to the rising cost of capital.

— Seema Mody, CNBC, 27 Oct. 2026

Definition of counting

Verb

In a statement, district officials stated the cancellation was made considering sensitive themes in the musical, including an abusive relationship and romantic storylines, the Star-Telegram previously reported.

— Shambhavi Rimal, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 29 Oct. 2026
Right now, Australia’s government is considering proposals, pitched by big tech, that would usher in copyright reforms for the purposes of AI training.

— Lars Brandle, Billboard, 29 Oct. 2026