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weight
Synonyms and Antonyms of weight
- Because of a back condition, I'm not allowed to lift anything with a weight of over 10 pounds.
- a matter of little weight that is a preoccupation solely of the news media
celebrity, distinction, eminence, fame, note, noteworthiness, notoriety, preeminence, prominence, renown
store, substance, substantiveness, value, worth, worthiness
authority, control, dominion, mastery, potency, power, sway
mark, name, report, reputation, repute
centrality, essentiality, essentialness
- Those books are a heavy weight to have to carry around all day.
- put extra weight on the matter by putting it at the top of the agenda
- The weight of the evidence supports my conclusion.
aggregate, amount, entirety, quantum, sum, sum total, total, totality, whole
bottom, essence, essentiality, marrow, meat, nature, pith, quintessence, root, soul, stuff, substance
center, heart, hub, kernel, middle, nucleus, nut, seat
affair, argument, burden, crux, focus, gist, nub, pitch, point, purport
- As a critic he has great weight in the theater world.
- a doctor's recommendation to watch his weight and quit smoking
Synonym Discussion of weight
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- a region with no cities of importance
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- the style you choose is of little consequence
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- a decision of great moment
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- the argument carried no weight with the judge
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- the treaty's significance
weight
Synonyms and Antonyms of weight
- weighted the car with a ton of furniture and then headed off for college
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