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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Adjective
When a friend pointed out some weighted bags lining the path at the bottom of the staircase one day, the siblings quickly abandoned the water jug idea. — Jenna Belhumeur, Los Angeles Times, 3 Sep. 2026 Haver, author of The New York Times bestseller The New Menopause, owns six weighted vests and wears one about an hour a day during Zoom calls, treadmill walks and chores. — Samantha Agate, Kansas City Star, 19 Aug. 2026 Fieri tackles the hills around his estate a few times a week with rucking sessions, which is walking while carrying a weighted vest or backpack. — Samantha Agate, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 19 Aug. 2026 How a Weighted Vest Workout Works Rucking is walking while carrying a weighted vest or backpack. — Samantha Agate, Miami Herald, 19 Aug. 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 7 Sep. 2026.

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