weighted

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adjective

weight·​ed ˈwā-təd How to pronounce weighted (audio)
Synonyms of weightednext
1
: made heavy : loaded
weighted silk
2
a
: having a statistical weight attached
a weighted test score
b
: compiled or calculated from weighted data
a weighted mean
3
: inclined sense 1

weighted

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past tense and past participle of weight entry 2

Examples of weighted in a Sentence

Adjective The head of the golf club was weighted.
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Rucking—or walking while wearing a weighted backpack or vest—is all the rage, with weighted vest sales surging more than 50% to $27 million in the year ending May 2025. — Eliza Thompson, Time, 15 Oct. 2026 It’s calculated via a weighted average of the time according to atomic clocks around the world and disseminated by the BIPM. — Emma Gometz, Scientific American, 15 Oct. 2026 The index is a weighted sum of six sub-indices that are derived from Purchasing Managers Index (PMI) data, PMI comments trackers and PMI commodity price and supply indicators that are compiled by S&P Global. — Arthur Zaczkiewicz, Footwear News, 12 Oct. 2026 The house might play with weighted dice, but the hustle always wins. — Rosy Cordero, Deadline, 10 Sep. 2026 See All Example Sentences for weighted

Word History

First Known Use

Adjective

1597, in the meaning defined at sense 1

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The first known use of weighted was in 1597

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“Weighted.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/weighted. Accessed 20 Oct. 2026.

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