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 Warchus says the pair spent a couple of years weighing whether to attempt a musical version at all, wary of tampering with a project both are proud of. — Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 25 Aug. 2026 The brand's Hydro Rush line (launched in 2023) gets lots of love from natural hair influencers for fulfilling their hair’s hydration needs without weighing it down. — Ava Welsing-Kitcher, Allure, 24 Aug. 2026 All while weighing around 3,400 to 3,500 lb (1,550 to 1,580 kg). — New Atlas, 24 Aug. 2026 As a result, almost every local government would face hellish decisions — weighing cuts to emergency services like police and fire against libraries, recreational programs and senior centers. — Orlando Sentinel Editorial Board, The Orlando Sentinel, 23 Aug. 2026 Myers is described as 5 feet 9 inches tall and weighing 160 pounds with black hair and black eyes. — Wcco Staff, CBS News, 23 Aug. 2026 Miller was 23 years old and weighed 135 pounds in March 2025, when two Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police Department officers weighing about 400 pounds in total pinned down his body and hands while a third officer tased him. — Charlotte Observer, 22 Aug. 2026 For the fifth consecutive year, The Athletic has ranked the head coaches of the Football Bowl Subdivision into eight tiers, weighing everything from resume to resources to longevity and more. — Chris Vannini, New York Times, 18 Aug. 2026 In late July, Bloomberg reported SoftBank was weighing an outright acquisition valuing the company at more than $500 million. — John Koetsier, Forbes.com, 17 Aug. 2026

Recent Examples of Synonyms for weighing

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Until then, price will keep mattering more than where the panel was made.

— Ken Silverstein, Forbes.com, 12 Aug. 2026
My dad never chased the kind of mattering that consumed me and so many of my peers.

— Matthew Emerzian, PEOPLE, 21 June 2026

Definition of mattering

Verb

Instead, the fast-casual restaurant chain's CEO and co-founder woke up pondering the country's ongoing cyclospora outbreak.

— Kamaron McNair, CNBC, 13 Aug. 2026
One lucky Maryland resident might be pondering that after becoming the state's third $1 million winner in the past two weeks.

— Michelle Richardson, CBS News, 11 Aug. 2026

Definition of pondering

Verb

Even so, exemptions limit this round of tariffs’ impact to about 5% of the $382 billion in Canadian imports to the United States recorded in 2025, meaning the hit to most Americans' budgets is also likely to be limited, economists said.

— Rachel Barber, USA Today, 26 Aug. 2026
An option for users under 18 to have a non-personalized feed, meaning a feed that doesn’t use an algorithm to target them with content aimed to keep them endlessly scrolling.

— Jill Goldsmith, Deadline, 26 Aug. 2026

Definition of meaning

Verb

The central bank, meanwhile, is contemplating raising interest rates later this year, potentially issuing its first hike since 2023.

— Matt Richardson, CBS News, 25 Aug. 2026
Earlier, writer-director Lanctôt won two prizes at Venice in 1984 for her first feature, Sonatine, about two teenage girls contemplating suicide.

— Etan Vlessing, HollywoodReporter, 24 Aug. 2026

Definition of contemplating

Verb

Supporters are circulating clips of Ossoff’s speeches, debating his prospects against other potential 2028 Democratic contenders and increasingly comparing his trajectory with Obama’s rapid rise from the Senate to the White House.

— Samantha-Jo Roth, The Washington Examiner, 22 Aug. 2026
Opportunities are delayed because organizations are debating whose numbers are correct rather than deciding what actions to take.

— Ashraf Altawashi, Forbes.com, 21 Aug. 2026

Definition of debating

Verb

And that’s not counting the thousands who have been laid off, retired early, moved out of state or changed careers, just to survive.

— Samantha Masunaga, Los Angeles Times, 25 Aug. 2026
Refinancing debt and counting all the savings from it upfront is a common one-time fix tactic used by past mayors to close gaps large and small.

— A.D. Quig, Chicago Tribune, 25 Aug. 2026

Definition of counting

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That is meaningful for schools, considering that around 90% of the United States' 480,000 school buses run on diesel.

— Willa Rubin, NPR, 27 Aug. 2026
Manish Tibrewal, co-founder of family office Farro Capital, said his firm has seen a sharp pickup in inquiries from Chinese families considering to relocate to Singapore.

— Lee Ying Shan, CNBC, 27 Aug. 2026