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 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 The best styling products for fine hair can add major oomph and volume without weighing down your strands. — Alanna Martine Kilkeary, Glamour, 29 May 2026 Investors have been selling off memory plays in recent days, weighing down the market. — Sarah Min, CNBC, 19 May 2026 The tank weighing down the back of Kyle Nicolson’s truck holds a mixture of water, nutrients and fertilizer concocted through years of tinkering, first by his grandfather, then his dad, his uncle and his cousins. — Jonathan Bullington, Chicago Tribune, 26 Apr. 2026 This might threaten unrelieved angst weighing down a 90-minute drama, or, maybe worse, a didactic, finger-wagging life lesson lecture. — Christopher Smith, Oc Register, 7 Apr. 2026

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Before getting down on one knee, Salem gives Odevilas a hug and asks her to turn around.

— Hannah Sacks, PEOPLE, 29 July 2026
Milk, sour cream, cream cheese, coleslaw and butter had been in the reach-in cooler for more than four hours without getting down to 41 degrees.

— David J. Neal July 24, Miami Herald, 24 July 2026

Definition of getting down

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Also helping is Kevin Warsh, the new Federal Reserve head, who is working to get our central bank focused on currency stability as the way to fight inflation, rather than depressing economic activity.

— Steve Forbes, Forbes.com, 21 July 2026
The high-pressure system that’s causing temperature spikes, Ciliberti said, is also depressing much of the particulate matter, pushing it closer to the ground.

— Sandra McDonald, Los Angeles Times, 6 July 2026

Definition of depressing

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In the final, Simon had little to do as Argentina registered only two shots in 120 minutes of action, with neither troubling the Athletic Club goalkeeper.

— Leon Imber, New York Times, 19 July 2026
Campbell said Moore wanted to discuss what was troubling her privately but never got the chance.

— Stepheny Price, FOXNews.com, 22 June 2026

Definition of troubling

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Another exec from a team in need of a catcher said Goodman’s defense was so concerning that his club did not even check with the Rockies about their price.

— Ken Rosenthal, New York Times, 27 July 2026
The committee separately released records concerning Fauci’s awards and prize money.

— Kaelan Deese, The Washington Examiner, 27 July 2026

Definition of concerning

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Chilean prosecutors believe Ojeda died while his captors were torturing him to get information about the Venezuelan political opposition.

— Sebastian Rotella, ProPublica, 10 July 2026
In addition to its prior ties to al-Qaeda, HTS has been accused by the UN and other organizations of human rights abuses against women and children, as well as torturing and executing detainees.

— Connor Greene, Time, 8 July 2026

Definition of torturing

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This can help address the root cause of behaviors such as spending excessive time in bed awake, maintaining irregular sleep schedules, and conditioned arousal such as worrying about sleep.

— Joan M. Cook, Time, 31 July 2026
Why Co-Viewing Matters Today In 2026, parents spend a lot of time worrying about screen time.

— Lauren Brown West-Rosenthal, Parents, 31 July 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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