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weight

[weyt] / weɪt /
NOUN
heaviness
Synonyms
STRONGEST
burden density gravity heft load pressure substance
STRONG
adiposity avoirdupois ballast gross heftiness mass measurement net ponderosity ponderousness poundage tonnage
WEAK
G-factor
Antonyms
WEAK
triviality unimportance
NOUN
something used because of its heaviness
Synonyms
STRONG
anchor ballast bob counterbalance counterpoise counterweight mass pendulum plumb bob poundage rock sandbag sinker stone
Antonyms
WEAK
triviality unimportance
NOUN
importance
Synonyms
STRONGEST
clout consequence emphasis impact influence magnitude power prestige significance substance value
STRONG
authority consideration credit effectiveness efficacy forcefulness import moment momentousness persuasiveness pith potency powerfulness pull signification sway weightiness
WEAK
access connection forcibleness
Antonyms
STRONGEST
insignificance unimportance
STRONG
disregard disrespect uselessness
WEAK
trivialness
NOUN
burden
Synonyms
STRONGEST
load pressure responsibility strain
STRONG
albatross charge cumber duty encumbrance millstone onus oppression task
WEAK
cumbrance deadweight excess baggage tax
Antonyms
WEAK
advantage benefit pleasure solution

Example Sentences

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It causes inflammation in the digestive tract and can lead to symptoms such as diarrhea, cramping, abdominal pain and weight loss.

From Science Daily • Apr. 3, 2026

But that’s because he’s confident you’ll leave bursting with thoughts and feelings about the price of progress, the weight of history and the ways we struggle to do right amid so much that’s wrong.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 3, 2026

Mayer was pessimistic about the Shields fight happening, pointing to the weight as an issue.

From BBC • Apr. 3, 2026

The problem is that steel cables become so heavy over long distances that their own weight adds enormous strain to the system.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 2, 2026

A huge apple tree, its branches bent to the earth with the weight of apples.

From "Rump: The (Fairly) True Story of Rumpelstilskin" by Liesl Shurtliff

From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.