WEIGHING DOWN Synonyms: 65 Similar and Opposite Words

weighing down

verb

present participle of weigh down

as in getting down

to make sad all these tragedies occurring simultaneously are weighing me down

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Recent Examples of weighing down The market's heavy concentration in technology has largely immunized the S & P 500 and Nasdaq Composite against the cyclical concerns weighing down the rest of the market, at least for now. — Sarah Min, CNBC, 8 Oct. 2026 The Haus Labs Triclone Skin Tech Concealer, which is lightweight and leaves behind a blur-like finish without weighing down the skin. — Christina Oehler, InStyle, 27 Sep. 2026 Rising Treasury yields in the bond market were also weighing down stocks on Wall Street Wednesday. — Damian J. Troise, Los Angeles Times, 9 Sep. 2026 To keep the two evenly blended without weighing down the texture, The Ordinary instead uses a high-pressure microfluidizer to break the mixture into smaller, more uniform droplets. — Christa Joanna Lee, Allure, 6 Sep. 2026 The girls spend the day together — Laura has made an entire treasure hunt to celebrate Good Eagle’s birthday — and while there are moments of joy, there’s a lot of sadness weighing down on their tiny shoulders, too. — Maggie Fremont, Vulture, 11 July 2026 This leave-in treatment is a lifesaver for those whose strands might be a difficult mix of fine and frizzy, leaving behind the perfect amount of hydration and smoothing power without weighing down strands. — Kelsey Legg, ABC News, 7 July 2026 Photos also showed the bees crowding on nearby trees, weighing down on some tree limbs and branches. — Thao Nguyen, USA Today, 23 June 2026 For travelers who don't want another bulky item weighing down their bag, Martinez recommends the Beautail Collapsible Water Bottle. — Rosie Marder, Travel + Leisure, 23 June 2026

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The post included sweet shots of Meghan cuddling McKee Zajfen’s infant son, Jack, during a cozy pub meal, as well as Harry getting down on the floor to play with the baby boy.

— Meredith Kile, PEOPLE, 24 Sep. 2026
Vitello praised Basabe for getting down a sacrifice bunt one night after his throwing error cost them the game.

— Andrew Baggarly, New York Times, 3 Sep. 2026

Definition of getting down

Verb

That's also depressing consumer sentiment and squeezing people coping with higher prices, according to economists.

— Aimee Picchi, CBS News, 12 Oct. 2026
Hall-effect switches come in 3-pin or 5-pin varieties, and the polarity of the switch’s magnet must be compatible with the PCB’s sensors, or depressing the switch may not trigger the sensor beneath it.

— ArsTechnica, ArsTechnica, 5 Oct. 2026

Definition of depressing

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Many of those concerns have centered on the often-troubling biases programmed into AI platforms.

— Jakob McWhinney, Los Angeles Times, 13 Oct. 2026
Troubleshooting Tips If your Venus flytrap looks unwell, but is otherwise well watered, here’s what may be troubling your plant.

— Andy Wilcox, Better Homes & Gardens, 29 Aug. 2026

Definition of troubling

Verb

Part of the reason the open letter concerning Nazi Substack newsletters didn’t stick, perhaps, was that no one is reading the same things anyway.

— Dan Adler, Vanity Fair, 2 Nov. 2026
Most concerning for Talarico as Hispanic turnout explodes throughout the state are accounts that Latino men aren’t sold on his candidacy.

— W. James Antle III, The Washington Examiner, 2 Nov. 2026

Definition of concerning

Verb

The latest season, currently being aired, depicts a fictional Chinese intelligence agency capturing and torturing some of the Japanese spies.

— Reuters, NBC news, 29 Oct. 2026
For example, Salvatore Ramos, who in 2022 killed 19 kids and 2 teachers in Uvalde Texas, boasted on line about torturing animals, even going so far as to share videos of himself beheading animals.

— Diana Urban, Hartford Courant, 27 Oct. 2026

Definition of torturing

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Ever since, plastics have become another red alert to add to our list of threats that are largely out of our control yet impossible to stop worrying about.

— Daniel Hernandez, Los Angeles Times, 4 Nov. 2026
Along with gas prices, healthcare is the biggest household expense worrying voters, polls show.

— Jen Christensen, CNN Money, 1 Nov. 2026

Definition of worrying

Verb

Claiming that other people expressing their civil rights is oppressing them, and politicizing what are supposed to be non-partisan parts of how the government works on the state and federal level.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 23 July 2026
Norway was itself a colonizer, and programs oppressing indigenous cultures and languages were in place well into the 1960s.

— Ola Morris Innset, The Dial, 2 June 2026

Definition of oppressing

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