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weighted

weighted

4.1
Made heavy and hard to move or feeling very tired
  • adjective
  • /ˈweɪtɪd/
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  • But then turns out the weighted blanket was too heavy, too weighted.

But then turns out the weighted blanket was too heavy, too weighted.

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Examples

  • This whole plant is so weighted down, you'd think I could properly stake something around here.

  • And, you know, I understand that things are very, very weighted right now.

  • My first jump in battalion, I'm weighted down.

  • You trained for the most recent ram by wearing a weighted helmet, right, to try to strengthen those neck muscles.

  • So we've got everything tethered down, weighted down, even the crew are tethered in.

  • They're trying to step up a ladder and get to a higher point, do something that's not weighted down with trivial things.

  • After carrying the heavy boxes all day, I felt so weighted and exhausted that I could barely move.

  • The discussion felt weighted with the tension of unresolved issues that everyone was trying to ignore.

  • Her heart was weighted with sadness after hearing the news about her friend's illness.

Synonyms

heavy
vsweighted
220 1.0

Full of a large amount of something and bending under it

includes that sense but also fatigue or emotional pressure
laden
vsweighted
16 5.5

Full of a strong feeling such as guilt or sadness

is more general, applying to physical and mental pressure
weighed down
vsweighted
  • Informal
6 4.5

Carrying heavy things or having serious worries that make you feel tired

is the broad term for being made heavy or worn
overloaded
vsweighted
3 4.2

Has more than it can safely hold, for example weight, work, or electricity

is about being heavy or tired without implying excess capacity
weighty
vsweighted
2 4.1

Heavy and difficult to lift

adds the idea of being worn or burdened beyond mass
loaded down
vsweighted
1 4.6

Having too much work or responsibility to manage

covers both physical and mental heaviness rather than only duties
leaden
vsweighted
1 7.4

Being heavy and slow because you feel tired

is a neutral physical or metaphorical heaviness, not only sluggishness
burdened
vsweighted
4.3

Carrying a heavy weight that makes moving slow or hard

also applies to mental tiredness, not only physical loads
heavy-laden
vsweighted
5.5

Carrying a large load, for example snow on branches

extends this idea to being worn or emotionally pressed
encumbered
vsweighted
7.1

Not able to move easily because of heavy things or too many duties

focuses on heaviness or weariness rather than movement limits
care-laden
vsweighted
  • Literature
8.6

Full of worry and sadness because of problems

covers that worry sense but also physical heaviness and fatigue
saddled
vsweighted
5.1

Having an unwanted duty or problem you must deal with

is broader, describing weight or weariness not only imposed duties

Antonyms

1 2.1

With very little luggage when travelling

Compounds

weighted average
  • Specialized
3 3.7

A number you get by giving some numbers more importance than others

weighted mean
  • Specialized
6.0

An average that gives some numbers more importance using assigned values

6.3

An average where some numbers count more than others, for example when scores have different importance

How Heavy

overburdened
1 5.3
heavy
812 1.0
weighted
4.1
light
1 2.1

Surface Forms

weighted positive

Morphology

weighted = weight (transparent) = weight + ed

Derived from the verb 'weight' meaning 'make heavy'; the adjectival sense 'made heavy or burdened' is a direct, literal development.

Etymology

The word weighted comes from weight, meaning 'heavy', and is like having a load that presses you down. That's why someone with weighted arms or eyelids feels heavy and slow.