Synonyms of weights

weights 1 of 2

noun

plural of weight

1

as in burdens

a mass or quantity of something taken up and carried, conveyed, or transported

those books are a heavy weight to have to carry around all day

Synonyms & Similar Words

• burdens
• payloads
• loads
• loadings
• cargoes
• freights
• hauls
• drafts
• shipments
• ladings
• masses
• packages
• consignments
• bales
• ballasts
• truckloads
• carloads
• bundles
• packs
• surcharges
• packets
• deadweights
• overloads
• wagonloads
• trainloads
• shiploads
• parcels
• bodies
• boatloads
• manifests
• bulks

2

as in emphases

a special notice or importance given to something

put extra weight on the matter by putting it at the top of the agenda

Synonyms & Similar Words

• emphases
• stresses
• accents
• foci
• concentrations
• values
• accentuations
• imports
• attentions
• consequences
• spotlights
• significances
• priorities
• worths
• considerations
• moments
• precedences
• regards
• primacies
• notes
• top billings
• heeds

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• minimizations
• disregards
• indifferences
• underemphases
• de-emphases

3

as in bodies

the main or greater part of something as distinguished from its subordinate parts

the weight of the evidence supports my conclusion

Synonyms & Similar Words

• bodies
• cores
• bulks
• masses
• staples
• burdens
• mains
• substances
• essences
• chiefs
• majorities
• bottoms
• generalities
• amounts
• roots
• sums
• hefts
• brunts
• natures
• kernels
• hearts
• entireties
• centers
• meats
• totals
• wholes
• subjects
• matters
• nuclei
• aggregates
• foci
• souls
• stuff
• middles
• topics
• themes
• seats
• nuts
• hubs
• motifs
• texts
• quanta
• pitches
• arguments
• marrows
• totalities
• piths
• essentialities
• sum totals
• points
• affairs
• quintessences
• nubs
• cruxes
• purports
• gists

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• elements
• components
• accessories
• extensions
• parts
• ingredients
• sections
• pieces
• appendages
• constituents
• segments
• features
• adjuncts
• divisions
• qualities
• aspects
• sides
• angles
• offshoots
• facets

4

as in influences

the power to direct the thinking or behavior of others usually indirectly

as a critic he has great weight in the theater world

Synonyms & Similar Words

• influences
• sways
• leverages
• authorities
• ins
• credits
• pulls
• juices
• importances
• hefts
• clouts
• consequences
• impacts
• impressions
• dominances
• moments
• reigns
• scepters
• eminences
• sovereignties
• counterinfluences
• dominions
• imprints
• supremacies
• commands
• predominances
• impresses
• marks
• masteries

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• weaknesses
• impotences
• impotencies

weights

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verb

present tense third-person singular of weight

as in loads

to place a weight or burden on

weighted the car with a ton of furniture and then headed off for college

Synonyms & Similar Words

• loads
• burdens
• saddles
• packs
• fills
• weighs
• freights
• encumbers
• stacks
• piles
• ladens
• lumbers
• lades
• taxes
• clutters
• surcharges
• handicaps
• mounds
• clogs
• heaps
• overloads
• overtaxes
• hampers
• presses
• overburdens
• afflicts
• strains
• oppresses

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• discharges
• unloads
• unburdens
• disencumbers
• disburdens
• unlades
• relieves
• lightens
• eases
• alleviates

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of weights

Noun

Where summer white can be a statement (think white trousers or an all-white dress) winter white is quieter, built on contrast between different textures and weights rather than the color itself. — Pooja Mistry, Forbes.com, 27 July 2026

Amazon and Microsoft are two of the five largest weights in the S&P 500 with 8% to 9% of the index between them, so anyone investing for retirement has skin in the game. — Amanda Gerut, Fortune, 27 July 2026

The most inventive kill here — set in a school gym, cuing death by treadmill and falling weights — is also the least motivated, but no matter. — Guy Lodge, Variety, 26 July 2026

How the farmer’s walk improves posture Holding weights while walking forces you to stay upright and stabilize against gravity. — Hanna Wickes, Miami Herald, 24 July 2026

The full model weights will be released by July 27, 2026, alongside a technical report covering the model’s architecture, training process, and evaluations. — Maria Mocerino, Interesting Engineering, 19 July 2026

For brands and designers, that means circular denim with different weights, constructions, hand feels, silhouettes and end uses while maintaining the performance and aesthetic relevance demanded by the global denim market. — Angela Velasquez, Footwear News, 17 July 2026

Verb

Nasdaq’s index methodology weights stocks based on the amount of shares available for trading. — John Towfighi, CNN Money, 7 July 2026

May is 5 feet 2 inches tall and weights approximately 170 pounds. — Kendrick Calfee june 12, Kansas City Star, 12 June 2026

This is largely because the model developers have made what's known as the model weights available to the public. — Huo Jingnan, NPR, 31 May 2026

Lipman recommends lifting weights two to three times per week and walking daily, and Desai suggests prioritizing movement that easily fits into your life, like taking a walk with your baby in a carrier or doing a few push-ups between meetings. — Renée Onque, CNBC, 12 May 2026

Both guides included a chart with ideal body weights for men and women and provided some guidance on how to safely lose weight. — Encyclopedia Britannica, 30 Apr. 2026

Nike’s bestselling Alphafly 3 — the Alphafly series is considered the standard for super shoes — weights more than twice as much as the Pro Evo 3 at 218 grams for a men’s size 10. — Vicki M. Young, Footwear News, 27 Apr. 2026

The fragment weights over 5 tons and is about 7 feet tall. — Leigh Anne Miller, ARTnews.com, 27 Apr. 2026

Gemini 3 Pro exhibited the most extreme behavior overall, engaging in all four categories of misaligned behavior and exfiltrating a peer’s model weights in up to 97% of trials. — Jeremy Kahn, Fortune, 1 Apr. 2026