WEIGHTING (DOWN) Synonyms: 35 Similar and Opposite Words

weighting (down)

verb

present participle of weight (down)

as in bogging (down)

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Unlike other leave-ins that encourage you to avoid your roots for fear of greasiness or weighing down strands, this product is lightweight enough to spray all over, ensuring every inch of your hair—wet or dry—gets a dose of the nourishing formula.

— Annie Blackman, InStyle, 12 Aug. 2026
Raising rates could also slow economic growth while weighing down prices for stocks and other investments.

— Damian J. Troise, Los Angeles Times, 6 Aug. 2026

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Instead of committing immediately to a single vehicle architecture, the Army is effectively subjecting multiple approaches to the same test regime and allowing battlefield performance to determine which ones deserve further investment.

— Kaif Shaikh, Interesting Engineering, 14 Aug. 2026
Delta Upsilon was removed from KU’s campus in 2018 after fraternity members were found to have violated the student code by subjecting prospective members to sleep deprivation, physical violence and forced alcohol consumption.

— Cuyler Dunn, Kansas City Star, 29 July 2026

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Birds visiting the feeder can get the goo on their wings, hampering their ability to fly and possibly leading to their untimely deaths.

— Joan Morris, Mercury News, 17 Aug. 2026
Rescuers will use an extrication device and a helicopter, Fathur said, adding that there were no reports of people missing and no challenges hampering the search.

— Reuters, NBC news, 17 Aug. 2026

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But the legislation contains no provision restraining increases in state and institutional funding for athletics, said Amy Privette Perko, CEO of the Knight Commission on Intercollegiate Athletics.

— David A. Lieb, Fortune, 20 Aug. 2026
Japan, South Korea, Taiwan, and even Singapore have rallied behind Ukraine, seeing a Russian defeat as essential for restraining Chinese ambition.

— Kurt M. Campbell, Foreign Affairs, 18 Aug. 2026

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