WEIGHTED (DOWN) Synonyms: 37 Similar and Opposite Words

weighted (down)

verb

Definition of weighted (down)

past tense of weight (down)

as in bogged (down)

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At the Texas and Connecticut trials, victims’ relatives testified that Jones’ followers — believing his claims that the shooting didn’t happen — subjected them to death and rape threats, in-person harassment and abusive comments on social media.

— Jim Vertuno, Fortune, 21 Aug. 2026
While their team has the highest total payroll in MLB this year, the Mets have subjected their loyal supporters to last-place baseball and a losing record on their home field.

— Austin Perry OutKick, FOXNews.com, 21 Aug. 2026

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Zelensky, weighed down by war and scandal, seemed to have found both in the light-eyed puppy that melted into his chest.

— Laurie Kellman, Los Angeles Times, 27 Aug. 2026
Ask Horn about such a reality, though, and the former Colorado Buffaloes star doesn’t seem too weighed down about it.

— Alex Zietlow, Charlotte Observer, 12 Aug. 2026

Definition of weighed down

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Efforts to prevent famine have been hampered by the January decision of the United States, once Somalia's largest donor, to freeze nearly all of the country's humanitarian aid.

— Durrie Bouscaren, NPR, 31 Aug. 2026
The Panthers’ third-round pick from two years ago had fought through two difficult seasons hampered by injury.

— Alex Zietlow, Charlotte Observer, 31 Aug. 2026

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