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weight
noun
Synonyms and Antonyms of WEIGHT
1
the amount that something weighs <because of a back condition, I'm not allowed to lift anything with a weight of over 10 pounds>
Related Words bulk, mass; poundage, tonnage; deadweight; heftiness, massiveness, ponderousness, weightiness; solidity, solidness, substantiality, substantialness
2
the quality or state of being important <a matter of little weight that is a preoccupation solely of the news media>
Synonyms account, consequence, import, magnitude, moment, momentousness, significance, weight, weightiness
Related Words celebrity, distinction, eminence, fame, note, noteworthiness, notoriety, preeminence, prominence, renown; store, substance, substantiveness, value, worth, worthiness; gravity, seriousness; authority, control, dominion, mastery, potency, power, sway; mark, name, report, reputation, repute; centrality, essentiality, essentialness; cachet, position, prestige, rank, standing, stature, status; glory, greatness, honor, illustriousness
Near Antonyms paltriness, pettiness, valuelessness, worthlessness; discredit, disgrace, dishonor, disrepute, ignominy, infamy, odium, opprobrium, shame; anonymity; obscurity
3
a mass or quantity of something taken up and carried, conveyed, or transported <those books are a heavy weight to have to carry around all day>
4
a special notice or importance given to something <put extra weight on the matter by putting it at the top of the agenda>
Related Words attention, concentration, focus, spotlight; consequence, import, moment, note, significance, value, worth; precedence, primacy, priority, top billing; consideration, heed, regard
Antonyms de-emphasis
5
the main or greater part of something as distinguished from its subordinate parts <the weight of the evidence supports my conclusion>
Related Words majority; aggregate, amount, entirety, quantum, sum, sum total, total, totality, whole; bottom, essence, essentiality, marrow, meat, nature, pith, quintessence, root, soul, stuff, substance; center, heart, hub, kernel, middle, nucleus, nut, seat; affair, argument, burden, crux, focus, gist, nub, pitch, point, purport; matter, motif, subject, text, theme, topic
6
the power to direct the thinking or behavior of others usually indirectly <as a critic he has great weight in the theater world>
Related Words counterinfluence; command, dominance, dominion, mastery, predominance, reign, scepter, sovereignty (also sovranty), supremacy; consequence, eminence, importance, moment; impact, impress, impression, imprint, mark
7
the condition of having an excess of body fat <finally decided to do something about his weight and began a rigorous program of diet and exercise>
Synonyms adiposity, chubbiness, corpulency, embonpoint, fat, fatness, fattiness, fleshiness, grossness, obesity, plumpness, portliness, pudginess, pursiness, rotundity, weight
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