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 Emergency physicians are constantly weighing probability, risk, and the consequences of waiting. — Dara Kass, Washington Post, 9 Oct. 2026 Gill was described as 5-foot-3, weighing 137 pounds with brown hair and brown eyes. — Rosalio Ahumada, Sacbee.com, 9 Oct. 2026 They are tasked with weighing the evidence, and are required to hear Cook's point of view. — Matt Peterson,luke Fountain, CNBC, 9 Oct. 2026 She is described as a White female, approximately 5 feet, 5 inches tall, weighing between 135 and 140 pounds, with brown hair and brown eyes. — Kelsie Cairns, FOXNews.com, 8 Oct. 2026 Meanwhile, nano-hyaluronic acid and hydrolyzed hyaluronic acid draw in and hold onto moisture, leaving skin feeling plump and supple without weighing it down. — Christa Joanna Lee, Allure, 7 Oct. 2026 Contrived or not, the models appeared to be reasoning about their own situations— forming plans, weighing consequences, anticipating countermoves. — Kevin Roose, Vanity Fair, 7 Oct. 2026 Insurers are also taking note, and preparing for multimillion-dollar lawsuits over rogue AI agents — and weighing whether executives could be held liable, the Financial Times reported. — J.d. Capelouto, semafor.com, 7 Oct. 2026 The city’s zoning administrator is now weighing whether to revoke the operator’s permit. — Blanca Begert, Los Angeles Times, 3 Oct. 2026

Recent Examples of Synonyms for weighing

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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
Sai’Vion Jones is a third-round pick from 2025, and maybe that ends up mattering here, but Jackson’s a better player at this stage.

— Parker Gabriel, Denver Post, 10 Sep. 2026

Definition of mattering

Verb

Newsom, who is pondering a 2028 presidential campaign, and the two men vying to replace him — Democrat Xavier Becerra and Republican Steve Hilton — oppose it.

— Seema Mehta, Los Angeles Times, 25 Sep. 2026
In the stands, fans murmured beneath their breath, wondering what new math the Kiffin’s successor could be pondering.

— Dana O’Neil, CNN Money, 20 Sep. 2026

Definition of pondering

Verb

Stan’s dad, Randy (who is now the size of his son after going to Sephora and thus is forced to enroll back in school) does beat up Ike’s opponent, though, meaning his looksmaxxed face is no longer.

— Payton Turkeltaub, Variety, 15 Oct. 2026
The Vatican has now said that those tests included a robotic bronchoscopic biopsy, meaning doctors had already taken tissue samples to assess whether the mass was cancerous.

— ABC News, ABC News, 14 Oct. 2026

Definition of meaning

Verb

For eight days in April, along the rocky coastline in Gloucester, Massachusetts, the new president of Georgetown University spent time at a Jesuit retreat center, quietly contemplating the task before him.

— Sophia Solano, Washington Post, 9 Oct. 2026
The offer came at a time when Miami-Dade County Public Schools, and many other public school districts in Florida, have closed or consolidated schools and are contemplating even more closures.

— Austin Horn, Miami Herald, 8 Oct. 2026

Definition of contemplating

Verb

Some also argue that domestic production will result in less carbon emissions than importing oil and gas.

— ABC News, ABC News, 13 Oct. 2026
While the president did not specify, his figure roughly tracks with some estimates of how much the EU has spent importing fossil fuels from Russia since the 2022 invasion of Ukraine.

— Kevin Breuninger, CNBC, 12 Oct. 2026

Definition of importing

Verb

The question the hosts were debating, by pointing to a specific subset of one immigrant group, was precisely how incompatible Indian Americans were with American culture, and by what degree Indian immigration should be discouraged.

— Harmeet Kaur, CNN Money, 10 Oct. 2026
Innovation requires creative friction—people disagreeing, debating, and pushing boundaries.

— Stephanie Kramer, Fortune, 10 Oct. 2026

Definition of debating

Verb

However, experts cautioned against considering ammonia a globally sustainable maritime fuel because its global fuel network is not yet fully developed.

— Muskan Bhatia, Interesting Engineering, 15 Oct. 2026
Patients considering care abroad should also research the clinic, the practitioner's training and experience, the products being used, emergency procedures and what follow-up care would be available if complications develop after returning home.

— Kristine Lazar, CBS News, 15 Oct. 2026