WEIGHS Synonyms: 68 Similar and Opposite Words

weighs

verb

present tense third-person singular of weigh

as in matters

to be of importance evidence that will weigh heavily against the defendant

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as in contemplates

to give serious and careful thought to weighed the options for weeks before making a decision

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Recent Examples of weighs Reporter Melissa Stark said the brace weighs less than a pound and is made of magnesium, instead of titanium. — Pete Grathoff, Kansas City Star, 22 Sep. 2026 The find eclipses the previous record holder — a roughly 14-pound Terslev hoard — and weighs nearly three times as much. — Andrea Margolis, FOXNews.com, 20 Sep. 2026 Made to resemble the town’s levee (which held during the Flood of 1993), a full pie is loaded with 18 fresh apples and weighs a whopping 10 pounds. — Erika Ebsworth-Goold, Travel + Leisure, 19 Sep. 2026 Its launcher weighs less than 79 pounds (36 kilograms), potentially allowing personnel to move and deploy it without heavy vehicles or permanent infrastructure. — Atharva Gosavi, Interesting Engineering, 19 Sep. 2026 Stephens, who is 6-foot-2 and weighs 350 pounds, was ordered held on $250,000 bail after pleading not guilty. — Rocco Parascandola, New York Daily News, 18 Sep. 2026 For comparison, a single Starlink V2 Mini Optimized satellite weighs about 575 kilograms, or 1,267 pounds. — Michael Kan, PC Magazine, 18 Sep. 2026 Alarm bells are ringing over the rapid development of artificial intelligence as Congress weighs the technology’s national security potential against risks posed by unregulated growth. — Hailey Bullis, The Washington Examiner, 14 Sep. 2026 Kanarek, who weighs about a hundred pounds, is five feet four. — Ian Parker, New Yorker, 14 Sep. 2026

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Verb

The crucial point here is that college football might be the only sport left where every regular-season game still matters.

— Bradley Gitz, Arkansas Online, 28 Sep. 2026
This matters beyond technology because XLK is by far the largest sector within the SPX.

— Frank Cappelleri, CNBC, 27 Sep. 2026

Definition of matters

Verb

Neither yet contemplates an agent that delegates to another agent at four in the morning.

— Dr. Aditya Vikram Kashyap, Forbes.com, 22 Sep. 2026
The series contemplates topics like shady lending practices by financial institutions — something that will resonate deeply with today’s economy — and the ethics of placing oneself in a news story.

— Maira Garcia, Los Angeles Times, 1 Sep. 2026

Definition of contemplates

Verb

They’re rooted in a time and place that feels all too real, and this allows the monsters to parade their primitive might in a way that means something.

— Owen Gleiberman, Variety, 27 Sep. 2026
If true, this means the nation is now capable of continuing to extend the lifespan of valuable spacecraft in space.

— Christopher McFadden, Interesting Engineering, 27 Sep. 2026

Definition of means

Verb

As is often the case in both real life and the movies, this modern millennial lady ponders this very question all the time.

— Kate Erbland, IndieWire, 13 Sep. 2026
Nacua, who expects to play against the 49ers as the NFL ponders a potential suspension for violating the league’s personal conduct policy, returned to practice last week.

— Benjamin Royer, Oc Register, 8 Sep. 2026

Definition of ponders

Verb

When Bender considers moving to a rival network, Wever fleshes out the tough carapace of a woman who, even under the thorniest of circumstances, never stops calculating her next move.

— Justin Chang, New Yorker, 25 Sep. 2026
Warsaw now wants the European Union to allow similar suspensions during migration emergencies, as the bloc considers a framework that could loosen standard asylum procedures.

— Claudia Ciobanu, Los Angeles Times, 25 Sep. 2026

Definition of considers

Verb

Founded in 1961 and housed in a historic church, the theater entertains audiences in its 416-seat auditorium with musicals and plays produced by professionals from around the country.

— Erika Ebsworth-Goold, Travel + Leisure, 26 Sep. 2026
Emma Woodhouse entertains herself by meddling in the romantic affairs of her neighbors.

— Caroline Rogers, Southern Living, 22 Aug. 2026

Definition of entertains

Verb

Co-star Tom Blyth will surely hold his own in Michael Arden’s production of a play that debates whether the rule of law in a democracy can fully protect us from a dangerous world.

— Chris Jones, Chicago Tribune, 23 Sep. 2026
As the group debates players, Pitt reveals the new modus operandi for the Oakland Athletics.

— Jay Caspian Kang, New Yorker, 22 Sep. 2026

Definition of debates

Verb

Tara Badstubner explores why recent ghosts are (actually) haunting us.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 28 Sep. 2026
The Lantern mythos has long involved inheritance, through its rings being passed down, but the show explores the weight of that inheritance by tethering it to fear.

— Siddhant Adlakha, Vulture, 28 Sep. 2026