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

Verb

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

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

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
The novel begins with Percheron contemplating news of Field’s death, and proceeds to trace their youths, including their meeting, in 1807, when Field is humbled by Percheron’s virtuosity on the piano.

— The New Yorker, New Yorker, 2 Nov. 2026

Definition of contemplating

Verb

Now China is importing almost 100% of Iran's oil and LPG exports.

— Emma Bussey, FOXNews.com, 2 Nov. 2026
The Amazon Photos app can back up photos from your Android or Apple devices and pull images from iCloud Photo, but importing from Google Photos isn’t supported yet.

— Andrew Liszewski, The Verge, 28 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

There are also two off-site restaurants worth considering, both reachable on foot or via the hotel’s tuk-tuk.

— Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 6 Nov. 2026
But according to multiple reports, including the Associated Press, Blackburn is not considering tapping Hegseth.

— Molly Parks, The Washington Examiner, 6 Nov. 2026