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 Cities around the country are weighing tradeoffs that come with data centers that require massive amounts of power and land. — Nathaniel Meyersohn, CNN Money, 11 Aug. 2026 During testing, the robot moved a refrigerator weighing more than 100 pounds after training with substantially lighter loads. — Jijo Malayil, Interesting Engineering, 10 Aug. 2026 College leaders now grapple with how to respond, weighing engagement against resistance, as these provisions could tie state funding to compliance and fundamentally alter institutional autonomy. — Michael T. Nietzel, Forbes.com, 10 Aug. 2026 Martin noted the improvements would also enable the bridge to carry heavy-axle, modern freight cars weighing 286,000 when fully loaded; that has been a standard in the industry for several decades. — Don Stacom, Hartford Courant, 7 Aug. 2026 Authorities reportedly seized 70,114 ecstasy pills weighing about 26 kilograms (57 pounds) as well as 4 grams of methamphetamine. — Colson Thayer, PEOPLE, 7 Aug. 2026 Young women, meanwhile, were weighing their choices accordingly. — Faith Hill, The Atlantic, 3 Aug. 2026 Even as Miller digs in, Republicans are weighing who could replace the 37-year-old lawmaker on the ballot. — Shelby Talcott, semafor.com, 3 Aug. 2026 This gives your strands a concentrated boost of hydration and repair without weighing them down or causing buildup. — Anya Meyerowitz, Glamour, 2 Aug. 2026

Recent Examples of Synonyms for weighing

Verb

Perhaps that was the right model in the services era, where proximity to the work was the differentiator, but when work can be automated, being close to it stops mattering.

— Nick Heddy, Forbes.com, 8 July 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

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
Engineers spent months pondering the approach in late 2025 and early 2026, when the only antenna that was able to communicate with Voyager 2 was down for repair anyway.

— Meghan Bartels, Scientific American, 7 Aug. 2026

Definition of pondering

Verb

The stadium occupies the site where a foundry once made New York’s distinctive fire hydrants, meaning the locals have for generations known this corner of the Yorkshire town as ‘New York’.

— Richard Sutcliffe, New York Times, 13 Aug. 2026
The lawsuit was dismissed Monday without prejudice, meaning the case may be filed again.

— Riley Moser, CBS News, 12 Aug. 2026

Definition of meaning

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In Florida, Tampa officials are also contemplating expanding its youth curfew.

— Bill Hutchinson, ABC News, 11 Aug. 2026
With rates here already around 4% and with the Federal Reserve contemplating a rate hike later in 2026, this account could soon be even more profitable for savers.

— Matt Richardson, CBS News, 10 Aug. 2026

Definition of contemplating

Verb

In 2026, China similarly stopped importing a variety of Canadian agricultural products in retaliation for Canadian tariffs on Chinese electric vehicles.

— Caitlin Welsh, Foreign Affairs, 11 Aug. 2026
For a continent importing the bulk of its oil and gas, the returning war premium on crude is a tax on households and industry.

— Anniek Bao, CNBC, 10 Aug. 2026

Definition of importing

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This choice has left fans debating who or what is to blame if the movie is bad, or is not getting a big, splashy release.

— Martha Ross, Mercury News, 7 Aug. 2026
Every hour spent debating where a model was built is an hour not spent building the controls that can stop this kind of incident from happening, regardless of its origin.

— Shlomo Kramer, Fortune, 7 Aug. 2026