Thesaurus / weighting
FEEDBACKsynonyms for weighting
synonyms for weighting
- orient
- warp
- aim
- angle
- bias
- color
- concentrate
- direct
- focus
- influence
- point
- prejudice
- train
- twist
- weight
- dangle
- fling
- heave
- hoist
- hurl
- lob
- bung
- cast
- catapult
- chuck
- fire
- launch
- peg
- pitch
- raise
- send
- shoot
- suspend
- swing
- toss
- weight
- charge
- encumber
- entrust
- exhaust
- lade
- load
- oppress
- overload
- push
- saddle
- strain
- tax
- test
- weary
- weigh
- weight
- exhaust
- overtax
- weaken
- charge
- cumber
- drain
- encumber
- enervate
- lade
- load
- oppress
- overburden
- overuse
- overwork
- pressure
- push
- saddle
- sap
- strain
- stress
- stretch
- task
- tire
- try
- weary
- weigh
- weight
- make demands on
- press hard on
- prey on
- put pressure on
- wear out
- weigh down
- weigh heavily on
- hold down
- overburden
- overload
- sadden
- bear down
- burden
- cumber
- get down
- oppress
- press
- press down
- prey on
- pull down
- task
- trouble
- weight
- weigh upon
- worry
- accent
- accentuate
- affirm
- articulate
- assert
- charge
- dramatize
- enlarge
- enunciate
- feature
- headline
- highlight
- hit
- impress
- indicate
- maintain
- mark
- pinpoint
- press
- pronounce
- punctuate
- reiterate
- repeat
- spotlight
- stress
- underline
- underscore
- weight
- bear down
- dwell on
- insist on
- labor the point
- limelight
- make a point
- make clear
- make emphatic
- make much of
- play up
- point out
- point up
- put accent on
- rub in
- freight
- load
- overload
- pile
- saddle
- afflict
- bother
- burden
- crush
- cumber
- depress
- encumber
- hamper
- handicap
- hinder
- impede
- obligate
- oppress
- overcharge
- overwhelm
- press
- snow
- strain
- tax
- trouble
- try
- vex
- weight
- worry
- bear down on
- dish it out
- dish out
- dump on
- give it to
- make heavy
- saddle with
- snow under
- stick it to
- weigh down
- defile
- impair
- pervert
- vitiate
- abase
- animalize
- bastardize
- bestialize
- contaminate
- corrupt
- damage
- depreciate
- doctor
- load
- pollute
- sophisticate
- spoil
- taint
- weight
- worsen
- dope up
- add to
- alter
- falsify
- fudge
- misrepresent
- tamper with
- change
- cut
- deacon
- debase
- dilute
- disguise
- gloss
- load
- sophisticate
- spike
- weight
- dope up
- mix with
- water down
- accentuate
- affirm
- assert
- highlight
- indicate
- maintain
- point out
- reiterate
- repeat
- underline
- underscore
- accent
- articulate
- charge
- dramatize
- enlarge
- enunciate
- headline
- hit
- impress
- italicize
- mark
- pinpoint
- press
- pronounce
- punctuate
- spotlight
- weight
- bear down
- dwell on
- insist on
- labor the point
- limelight
- make a point
- make clear
- make emphatic
- make much of
- play up
- point up
- put accent on
- rub in
- overburden
- block
- charge
- clog
- cramp
- discommode
- embarrass
- hamper
- handicap
- hinder
- hog-tie
- impede
- incommode
- inconvenience
- lade
- load
- obstruct
- oppress
- overload
- retard
- saddle
- tax
- trammel
- weight
- hang up
- hold up
- make difficult
- saddle with
- slow down
- weigh down
antonyms for weighting
MOST RELEVANT
- activate
- aid
- assist
- compress
- concentrate
- delight
- energize
- help
- invigorate
- strengthen
- unburden
- exonerate
- release
- advance
- aid
- allow
- assist
- comfort
- delight
- encourage
- facilitate
- forward
- further
- help
- make happy
- permit
- please
- promote
- release
- soothe
- aid
- assist
- help
- benefit
- bless
- clean
- cleanse
- dignify
- exalt
- improve
- increase
- praise
- purify
- clear
- elevate
- enhance
- honor
- laud
- upgrade
- value
- advance
- aid
- allow
- assist
- benefit
- boost
- clear
- encourage
- exonerate
- facilitate
- forward
- free
- further
- gladden
- help
- let go
- make happy
- open
- permit
- please
- promote
- push
- release
- support
- unblock
- unburden
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How to use weighting in a sentence
It is used in the arts for weighting cotton fabrics, as a top-dressing for clover hay in agriculture, and in dyeing.
ENCYCLOPAEDIA BRITANNICA, 11TH EDITION, VOLUME 9, SLICE 6VARIOUSIn some cases weighting materials are added to the fabric so as to hide more or less its actual construction.
TEXTILESWILLIAM H. DOOLEYSoap is subject to another kind of adulteration called filling, or weighting.
SCIENTIFIC AMERICAN SUPPLEMENT, NO. 392, JULY 7, 1883VARIOUSThis process is known as "loading" or "weighting," and gives increased body and weight to the silk.
TEXTILES AND CLOTHINGKATE HEINTZ WATSONSilk without weighting is known as "pure dye," of which there is little made, as such goods take too much silk.
TEXTILES AND CLOTHINGKATE HEINTZ WATSONHere they dismounted, and between them unfurled a large map, weighting its corners with pine cones.
THE LONG ROLLMARY JOHNSTONIt is nearly always weighted, and a large proportion of weighting is to be guarded against, as it weakens the wearing quality.
FOODS AND HOUSEHOLD MANAGEMENTHELEN KINNEThe weighting process kept even pace with the other ghastly details.
STRANDED IN ARCADYFRANCIS LYNDEProper piling of the material and weighting to prevent warping are of great importance.
SEASONING OF WOODJOSEPH B. WAGNER"You young fool," Sir Hugh repeated, not laughing, a heavier stress weighting each repeated word.
AMABEL CHANNICEANNE DOUGLAS SEDGWICK