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 Sporting director Andrea Berta needs to make a big sale or two this summer to rebalance books that are heavily weighted towards purchasing. — Kaya Kaynak, New York Times, 14 Aug. 2026 Last year, humanoid robot makers shipped just 13,317 robots, heavily weighted to the latter half of the year. — John Koetsier, Forbes.com, 11 Aug. 2026 It’s lightly weighted for extra coziness and comes in rich fall-ready hues like terracotta and chestnut to make your bedroom feel moodier. — Better Homes & Gardens, 6 Aug. 2026 For Fox, which has a portfolio of TV networks weighted toward sports and news, advertising revenue has been consistent. — Lillian Rizzo, CNBC, 6 Aug. 2026 The bat to honk exchange rate seems weighted heavily in the bat's favor, on paper anyway. — Sean Joseph Outkick, FOXNews.com, 5 Aug. 2026 And while it’s weighted, overall the set is light and easy to handle. — Justine Sterling, Bon Appetit Magazine, 31 July 2026 For example, health care and education were weighted more than crime and corrections, and natural environment. — Mike Stunson, USA Today, 31 July 2026 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

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San Diego loaded the bases with one out before Rengifo doubled to right for a 3-1 lead.

— ABC News, ABC News, 23 Aug. 2026
On Friday, his only real trouble was in the fifth inning, when a soft single, a line drive and a bunt hit loaded the bases with one out.

— Jeff Fletcher, Oc Register, 22 Aug. 2026

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Following the events of 1989, mourners would converge on the same day every year in Hong Kong’s Causeway Bay district, to attend a vigil that filled multiple soccer pitches in the neighborhood’s Victoria Park with candlelight.

— Chris Lau, CNN Money, 21 Aug. 2026
Here, they’re filled with crab and served as a starter, or with goat's milk ice cream and local honey for dessert.

— Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 21 Aug. 2026