as in loaded
to place a weight or burden on
weighted the car with a ton of furniture and then headed off for college
Synonyms & Similar Words
Relevance
Antonyms & Near Antonyms
Example Sentences
Examples are automatically compiled from online sources to
show current usage.
Read More
Opinions expressed in the examples do not represent those of Merriam-Webster or its editors.
Send us feedback.
Recent Examples of weighted
The survey is an online sample drawn from the Harris Panel and weighted to reflect known demographics.
—
Caroline Vakil, The Hill, 6 Oct. 2025
After the pandemic, the 2021 list included a COVID-19 response score that was evenly weighted with performance and reputation.
—Lauren Giella, MSNBC Newsweek, 30 Sep. 2025
Each factor was weighted equally at 20 percent to calculate a final stress score out of 10.
—Kristine Hansen, Travel + Leisure, 29 Sep. 2025
Big tech companies like Nvidia (NVDA) have surged, lifting major indexes like the S&P 500, which are weighted by companies’ market value.
—John Towfighi, CNN Money, 28 Sep. 2025
See All Example Sentences for weighted
Caroline Vakil, The Hill, 6 Oct. 2025
After the pandemic, the 2021 list included a COVID-19 response score that was evenly weighted with performance and reputation.
—Lauren Giella, MSNBC Newsweek, 30 Sep. 2025
Each factor was weighted equally at 20 percent to calculate a final stress score out of 10.
—Kristine Hansen, Travel + Leisure, 29 Sep. 2025
Big tech companies like Nvidia (NVDA) have surged, lifting major indexes like the S&P 500, which are weighted by companies’ market value.
—John Towfighi, CNN Money, 28 Sep. 2025
See All Example Sentences for weighted
Recent Examples of Synonyms for weighted
Verb
-
Its compact design allows it to be airlifted or sling-loaded, enabling rapid deployment to forward or remote locations.—
Aamir Khollam,
Interesting Engineering,
21 Oct. 2025
-
The picture – emblazoned on a T-shirt – showed Jewish people being loaded onto a ship bound for Madagascar.—
Chelsea Bailey,
CNN Money,
19 Oct. 2025
Verb
-
With good reason, as the history of this Louisiana city is filled with lore of witchcraft, voodoo, and even vampires.—
Sophie Friedman,
AFAR Media,
22 Oct. 2025
-
Carrasco notes that the bear and woman video was posted by an account filled with Sora videos, which signals to him that the viral animal encounter clip is AI as well.—
Kelli Bender,
PEOPLE,
21 Oct. 2025
Cite this Entry
“Weighted.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/weighted. Accessed 26 Oct. 2025.
Copy CitationLove words? Need even more definitions?
Merriam-Webster unabridged
Share