WEIGHED Synonyms: 118 Similar and Opposite Words

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adjective

as in considered

decided on as a result of careful thought a carefully weighed decision to take the company in a new direction

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verb

past tense of weigh

as in mattered

to be of importance evidence that will weigh heavily against the defendant

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as in pondered

to give serious and careful thought to weighed the options for weeks before making a decision

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Recent Examples of weighed

Verb

The wheel, approximately a foot and a half in diameter, weighed 150 to 200 pounds. — Kori Rumore, Chicago Tribune, 28 Aug. 2026 Dry food can also work, but portions should be weighed carefully rather than left out for unlimited grazing. — Lauren Paige Richeson, USA Today, 28 Aug. 2026 Ogden’s was 25 pounds, Anderson’s fish had an immense girth and weighed an eye-popping 44 pounds. — Bob McNally, Outdoor Life, 27 Aug. 2026 But privately, Lucas told the City Council that the board’s attorneys weighed the possibility of firing Lewis. — Kacen Bayless, Kansas City Star, 27 Aug. 2026 As a woman inside walked out to agents in the garage, prosecutors say Dowen barricaded himself upstairs and weighed his options. — Nate Gartrell, Mercury News, 26 Aug. 2026 To a neutral onlooker, Savio’s fee, when weighed against his limited impact in the Premier League, is among the more puzzling in recent memory. — Conor O'Neill, New York Times, 26 Aug. 2026 Gas prices, up almost 25% compared to last year, have weighed heavily on consumers’ finances. — Elisabeth Buchwald, CNN Money, 25 Aug. 2026 After an emergency meeting that night, the league reinstated a maximum weight of 205 pounds, sidelining Farkas' son, who weighed 215 pounds. — Shelley Bortz, CBS News, 20 Aug. 2026

Recent Examples of Synonyms for weighed

Adjective

And Moke was no longer a considered tropical cyclone after skirting Hawaii as a tropical storm, the center said.

— ABC News, ABC News, 25 Aug. 2026
Others have a tight, considered design, especially the islands meant to highlight a specific weapon or gadget.

— Jordan Minor, PC Magazine, 23 July 2026

Definition of considered

Verb

In a July 2025 text chain, an agent pondered whether facial recognition tools could be used to identify people on TikTok who admitted to being in the country illegally.

— Clara Harter, Los Angeles Times, 29 July 2026
In a July interview with Rolling Stone, Foreman pondered why his story went viral.

— Althea Legaspi, Rolling Stone, 29 July 2026

Definition of pondered

Adjective

Interestingly, none of our 25 calculated ‘breaches’ outside of the pandemic years saw a club exceed the 115 per cent threshold, which would now incur a sporting sanction.

— Chris Weatherspoon, New York Times, 21 Aug. 2026
For decades, departments like finance, operations and product have operated under this standard of calculated risk.

— Tobin Thomas, Forbes.com, 21 Aug. 2026

Definition of calculated

Verb

Utilities that lobbied for the change argued that compensating rooftop solar at a higher rate meant that people without solar panels were disproportionately paying the costs of maintaining the overhead lines that everyone uses.

— Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 31 Aug. 2026
Critics have said the size of the gap stems in large part from Connecticut’s lack of investment in special education, which is meant to reduce those disparities as much as possible.

— Theo Peck-Suzuki, Hartford Courant, 31 Aug. 2026

Definition of meant

Verb

Yet, Stella Lefty’s rise has been hotly debated — conversations about nepotism, originality, and TikTok’s influence on the music industry have taken over.

— Jason P. Frank, Vulture, 31 Aug. 2026
From Engineer To Operator How much FDE an organization needs versus traditional engineering is already being debated.

— Lutz Finger, Forbes.com, 30 Aug. 2026

Definition of debated

Adjective

None are credible challengers; Matt Conroy is the more reasoned and moderate of the three.

— The Editorial Board, Chicago Tribune, 11 Feb. 2026
This is a time for cool, calm and reasoned debate, and for legislators to think through the consequences of legislation put forth.

— Bobby Zirkin, Baltimore Sun, 15 Jan. 2026

Definition of reasoned

Verb

The siblings may argue that the current transaction implements the type of sale that Jeanie and the trustees contemplated in the tag-along provision.

— Mirin Fader, New York Times, 21 Aug. 2026
The average increase in each toll being contemplated is 45 cents, which on some legs of Illinois’ network of toll roads will literally double the cost.

— The Editorial Board, Chicago Tribune, 19 Aug. 2026