WEIGHTED Synonyms: 38 Similar and Opposite Words

weighted

verb

Definition of weighted

past tense of weight

as in loaded

to place a weight or burden on weighted the car with a ton of furniture and then headed off for college

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Recent Examples of weighted One major difference is that sports are weighted based on NFHS and statewide participation numbers and the number of championships awarded by the GHSA. — Chip Saye, AJC.com, 30 July 2026 It was conducted May 7–19, 2026, and the data were weighted to reflect population proportions. — Emily Cegielski, Flow Space, 27 July 2026 Parametric modeling, especially when weighted down with decades of AutoCAD’s stupid UI/UX choices, was even harder than programming. — Lee Hutchinson, ArsTechnica, 23 July 2026 Each fight is scored from one to 10 on those four inputs, weighted most heavily toward notoriety and stakes, then converted into a score out of 100. — Brian Mazique, Forbes.com, 23 July 2026 The Nasdaq Composite — heavily weighted to technology stocks that can be sensitive to higher borrowing costs — shed more than 2%. — Alex Harring, CNBC, 23 July 2026 Each metric was then weighted and combined to produce an overall score out of 10. — Lauren Dana Ellman, Travel + Leisure, 22 July 2026 Of course, those choices are not made against a background of equal power, which is why the situation is morally weighted. — Nikhil Krishnan, New Yorker, 20 July 2026 His link-up play on the edge of the box was typically excellent, epitomised by his clever backheel for Barcelona team-mate Yamal in the first half and his nicely weighted pass through to Porro in the second. — Jack Lang, New York Times, 14 July 2026

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Tolle allowed two runs, both on a homer from Teoscar Hernández, but stranded the bases loaded in an impressive second inning.

— Jen McCaffrey, New York Times, 2 Aug. 2026
By the time all was said and done, Prielipp had walked three, including one with the bases loaded, and had thrown 35 pitches.

— Betsy Helfand, Twin Cities, 2 Aug. 2026

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Tortelloni alla Napoletana features five spools of pasta filled with a rich short rib puree, with fresh sage butter.

— Connie Ogle July 31, Miami Herald, 31 July 2026
Hundreds of firefighters, relatives and community residents filled a college arena for a funeral service for a Utah fire captain, his wife and three sons who were killed in a flash flood while on a camping trip.

— Bill Hutchinson, ABC News, 30 July 2026