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 Now, Malone’s jeweler is sharing the details behind the mega sparkler, which weighs over 20 carats, according to Isaac Bokhoor and Sam Tack’s Angel City Jewelers. — Michelle Lee, PEOPLE, 27 Aug. 2026 Uncle Sam weighs the value of clean air against the value of gas to commuters. — Literary Hub, 26 Aug. 2026 The bike weighs 106 lb (48 kg), rolls on 14-inch front and 12-inch rear tires, and comes with hydraulic disc brakes. — New Atlas, 26 Aug. 2026 In the study, the team also weighs a range of alternative explanations and lays out why none quite fit the evidence. — Sharmila Kuthunur, Space.com, 26 Aug. 2026 The federal framework deliberately weighs both compliance and student results. — Deborah Esther Brooks, The Orlando Sentinel, 26 Aug. 2026 Still, the demolition of a symbol for the city weighs heavily on some. — Kate Raphael, Los Angeles Times, 23 Aug. 2026 The 42mm sports watch weighs just 78 grams and has a case made from Norteq, Norqain’s proprietary carbon-fiber composite material. — Anthony Demarco, Forbes.com, 22 Aug. 2026 As Johnson weighs whether to run for a second term in next year’s election, CTU is seeing former friends and allies either become enemies or distance themselves from the union’s pressure tactics and recklessness. — The Editorial Board, Chicago Tribune, 19 Aug. 2026

Recent Examples of Synonyms for weighs

Verb

This matters to Warsh because Korea’s sizable, open economy often serves as an early-warning system for global inflection points.

— William Pesek, Forbes.com, 31 Aug. 2026
Kelly said Markey’s push for greater regulation of data centers matters more to him than the senator’s awkward answer about AI.

— ABC News, ABC News, 30 Aug. 2026

Definition of matters

Verb

Unrivaled, the 3×3 women’s professional basketball league, has completed an oversubscribed Series C fundraise at a value of $650 million, as the nearly three-year-old organization contemplates further geographic expansion.

— Sara Germano, Sportico.com, 26 Aug. 2026
The pair move in together, as McConaughey contemplates a Texas gubernatorial run.

— Shauna Lyon, New Yorker, 14 Aug. 2026

Definition of contemplates

Verb

What Hasty built instead compares each coach against the specific opposing talent his players faced, which means a good coach with a bad roster finally looks different from a bad coach with a good one.

— Rhett Power, Forbes.com, 30 Aug. 2026
This means the raccoon is probably a mother using your home as a nesting site.

— Michelle Mastro, Martha Stewart, 30 Aug. 2026

Definition of means

Verb

While Tavares coach Gavin Jones ponders how to replace 18 transfer players heading into the season, just down Route 441, new Eustis coach Tanner Harris is pumping some energy into a program that has had four coaches in three years.

— Chris Hays, The Orlando Sentinel, 18 Aug. 2026
Vieira ponders the dilemma from his own perspective as a coach, having had spells in charge at New York City, Nice, Crystal Palace, Strasbourg and Genoa.

— Oliver Kay, New York Times, 15 June 2026

Definition of ponders

Verb

While his party debates abolishing prisons and owning grocery stores, Democratic Mayor Daniel Lurie is cleaning up his city.

— Kate Andrews, Washington Post, 27 Aug. 2026
The show, which has been on air for 15 years, uses a roundtable format in which the panel debates politics, pop culture and other current events.

— Caitlin Huston, HollywoodReporter, 24 Aug. 2026

Definition of debates

Verb

The hardware will support the testing programme for the company’s Texatron Fusion Engine, which explores an alternative path to nuclear fusion.

— Aman Tripathi, Interesting Engineering, 30 Aug. 2026
Her Photography explores how Big city shapes the emotional reality of her generation.

— PhotoVogue, Vogue, 29 Aug. 2026