WEIGHTS Synonyms: 197 Similar and Opposite Words

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noun

plural of weight

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

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Relevance

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

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as in bodies

the main or greater part of something as distinguished from its subordinate parts the weight of the evidence supports my conclusion

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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

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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

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Recent Examples of weights

Noun

Chips, Power And CUDA Take the list above and put weights on it. — Robert J. Szczerba, Forbes.com, 23 Aug. 2026 In the studio, while setting up a model for the piece using real weights and real jerseys and making a one-to-one maquette, a couple of things happened. — Andy Battaglia, ARTnews.com, 21 Aug. 2026 This type of training is focused on lifting increasingly heavy weights to build bone and muscle mass — something that is critical for women in midlife. — Helen Carefoot, Flow Space, 20 Aug. 2026 Curl the weights toward your shoulders while keeping your palms facing inwards. — Jakob Roze, HEALTH, 19 Aug. 2026 Micron Technology dropped 7%, and the seller of computer memory was one of the heaviest weights on the S&P 500. — ABC News, 18 Aug. 2026 Younger athletes at higher weights are particularly vulnerable. — Erin Harrop, The Conversation, 18 Aug. 2026 The drive clutch, which is connected to the engine, is tower-shaped with springs and shift weights inside. — New Atlas, 17 Aug. 2026 Speaking on a recent episode of the podcast, the former Miss Kansas USA and marathon runner dispelled misconceptions around women's fitness — specifically the belief that lifting heavy weights leads to a bulky physique. — Khloe Quill, FOXNews.com, 15 Aug. 2026

Verb

Williams is 6 feet, 7 inches tall, and weights around 220 pounds, Boyd said. — Caroline Zimmerman, Kansas City Star, 1 Aug. 2026 The readings run from plain commercial interest, since Anthropic sells closed frontier access, to a substantive safety position that weights once released cannot be recalled. — Sandy Carter, Forbes.com, 26 July 2026 Nasdaq’s index methodology weights stocks based on the amount of shares available for trading. — John Towfighi, CNN Money, 7 July 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

Recent Examples of Synonyms for weights

Noun

Lower taxes and regulatory burdens have certainly helped to fuel corporate spending, with the Treasury department reporting that business investment rose nearly 10% in the first half of the year.

— Diane Brady, Fortune, 21 Aug. 2026
That other facilities might have some similar regulatory burdens does not change the fact that none of them are required to comply with HB 1276.

— Anna Alejo, CBS News, 20 Aug. 2026

Definition of burdens

Noun

No doubt many other religious institutions have seized on the World Cup with these and other emphases, including evangelizing and otherwise stressing their uniqueness.

— Vahe Gregorian July 10, Kansas City Star, 10 July 2026
This resulted in a deliberate shifting of certain emphases, new characters being introduced, and other adjustments.

— Melanie Goodfellow, Deadline, 30 June 2026

Definition of emphases

Noun

Somewhere along the line, mobility and strength took over to preserve pitchers’ bodies and keep their arms strong.

— Abbey Mastracco, New York Daily News, 25 Aug. 2026
Iron Jane follows Janie John (González), who after a childhood shaped by neglect and invisibility, is pulled into a world that finally sees her, where pain is power and bodies are built, not born.

— Matt Grobar, Deadline, 25 Aug. 2026

Definition of bodies

Noun

Once late payment influences decisions, the issue extends beyond an administrative working-capital discipline question.

— Andreas Schweitzer, Forbes.com, 21 Aug. 2026
As seen with Raye and Dean, London cool-girl style meets retro jazz crooner is an aesthetic that’s become ubiquitous among the rising crop of London singers and songwriters with jazz influences.

— Julia Teti, Footwear News, 20 Aug. 2026

Definition of influences

Verb

If a page loads its content dynamically or sits behind a login, a standard retrieval step never sees it.

— Vaidotas Juknys, Forbes.com, 4 Aug. 2026
Turnover and the shelter’s euthanasia rates were trending down; officers’ shifts were shorter and case loads smaller.

— Lucas Robinson, San Diego Union-Tribune, 2 Aug. 2026

Definition of loads

Noun

There are growing concerns that SpaceX will largely focus on its own payloads—Starlink V3 satellites and orbital data centers—because of their potential to drive far greater profits.

— Stephen Clark, ArsTechnica, 21 Aug. 2026
However, Lai explained that the launcher could, in theory, deliver explosive payloads designed to detonate near a target.

— Christopher McFadden, Interesting Engineering, 21 Aug. 2026

Definition of payloads

Noun

For me, getting a haircut is a chance to relax, unwind, and take a break from the stresses of daily life.

— R. Eric Thomas, Chicago Tribune, 19 Aug. 2026
These thermal gradients generate stresses that may crack or spall – chip or flake off – the outer surface, but the heat often does not penetrate deeply enough to compromise the structural core.

— Giorgia Giardina, The Conversation, 13 Aug. 2026

Definition of stresses

Noun

Americans from the urban cores to rural outskirts are objecting to these facilities, which house the servers and networking equipment used for AI and other digital services.

— Phillip M. Bailey, USA Today, 24 Aug. 2026
Dark stars are hypothetical primordial stars that, rather than producing energy through nuclear fusion, are instead powered by self-annihilating dark matter within their cores.

— Robert Lea, Space.com, 21 Aug. 2026