Synonyms of weighing

weighing

verb

present participle of weigh

1

as in mattering

to be of importance

evidence that will weigh heavily against the defendant

Synonyms & Similar Words

• mattering
• meaning
• importing
• counting
• influencing
• signifying
• affecting
• carrying weight
• cutting ice
• swaying
• concerning
• amounting (to)
• adding up (to)

2

as in pondering

to give serious and careful thought to

weighed the options for weeks before making a decision

Synonyms & Similar Words

• pondering
• contemplating
• debating
• considering
• studying
• entertaining
• questioning
• eying
• analyzing
• reviewing
• eyeing
• exploring
• deliberating
• ruminating
• cogitating
• looking at
• thinking (about or over)
• revolving
• meditating
• turning
• mulling (over)
• wrestling (with)
• chewing on
• chewing over
• digesting
• poring (over)
• perpending
• kicking around
• reflecting (on or upon)
• reasoning
• beating one's brains out (about)
• reminiscing
• cudgeling one's brains (about)
• believing
• musing (upon)
• opining
• absorbing
• concluding
• second-guessing
• speculating (about)
• assimilating
• conceiving
• dwelling (on or upon)
• fixating (on or upon)
• brooding (about or over)
• fretting (about or over)
• obsessing (about or over)
• drinking (in)

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• ignoring
• disregarding
• overlooking
• rejecting
• dismissing
• slighting
• poohing
• pooh-poohing