Synonyms for weighted


Grammar : Adj, verb
Spell : wey-tid
Phonetic Transcription : ˈweɪ tɪd

Top 10 synonyms for weighted Other synonyms for the word weighted

Définition of weighted

Origin :
  • Old English gewiht, from Proto-Germanic *(ga)wekhtiz, *(ga)wekhtjan (cf. Old Norse vætt, Old Frisian wicht, Middle Dutch gewicht, German Gewicht), from *weg- (see weigh). The verb meaning "to load with weight" is attested from 1747; sense in statistics is recorded from 1901. To lose weight "get thinner" is recorded from 1961. Weight Watcher as a trademark name dates from 1960. To pull one's weight (1921) is from rowing.
  • As in impure : adj not clean mentally, physically; mixed
  • As in laden : adj loaded down
  • As in opinionated : adj believing very strongly and conveying it
  • As in loaded : adj supplied with a load
  • As in rated : adj ranked
  • As in taxed : adj burdened
  • As in unchaste : adj impure
  • As in uncleanly : adj impure
  • As in full : adj brimming, filled
  • As in heavy : adj having great weight
  • As in load : verb burden, saddle
  • As in load : verb overburden, pressure
  • As in slant : verb change to suit; distort
  • As in sling : verb throw or hang over
  • As in task : verb assign, burden
  • As in tax : verb burden
  • As in weigh down : verb depress
  • As in bias : verb cause to favor
  • As in italicize : verb emphasize
  • As in lade : verb charge
  • As in debase : verb adulterate
  • As in doctor : verb adulterate, pervert
  • As in emphasize : verb stress, give priority to
  • As in encumber : verb bother, burden
Example sentences :
  • Tired and weighted, she dared not try the leap; she skirted around.
  • Extract from : « Johnny Bear » by E. T. Seton
  • When using a weighted tiller the weight should be put in a midway position.
  • Extract from : « Boys' Book of Model Boats » by Raymond Francis Yates
  • It is then strongly pressed and weighted, and wooden skewers are placed round the cheese, which are frequently drawn out.
  • Extract from : « The Cook and Housekeeper's Complete and Universal Dictionary; Including a System of Modern Cookery, in all Its Various Branches, » by Mary Eaton
  • The horse stopped suddenly, as if a weighted rein had been dropped.
  • Extract from : « The Flockmaster of Poison Creek » by George W. Ogden
  • It's weighted me down, made an old man of me before my time.
  • Extract from : « The Vagrant Duke » by George Gibbs
  • When he raised his head, up came the lock, weighted heavily with silver.
  • Extract from : « Boys and Girls Bookshelf (Vol 2 of 17) » by Various
  • It was rather tremendous, his deep voice, his weighted words.
  • Extract from : « Romance » by Joseph Conrad and F.M. Hueffer
  • A world that was snowbound, weighted and blanketed with a mantle of white.
  • Extract from : « Astounding Stories of Super-Science, June, 1930 » by Various
  • The silken thinness of her gown was weighted with silver embroideries.
  • Extract from : « Glory of Youth » by Temple Bailey
  • From one of them would hang a weighted string on that night.
  • Extract from : « Ruth Fielding and the Gypsies » by Alice B. Emerson

Antonyms for weighted

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