WEIGHTING (DOWN) Synonyms: 35 Similar and Opposite Words

weighting (down)

verb

present participle of weight (down)

as in bogging (down)

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Unlike other leave-ins that encourage you to avoid your roots for fear of greasiness or weighing down strands, this product is lightweight enough to spray all over, ensuring every inch of your hair—wet or dry—gets a dose of the nourishing formula.

— Annie Blackman, InStyle, 12 Aug. 2026
Raising rates could also slow economic growth while weighing down prices for stocks and other investments.

— Damian J. Troise, Los Angeles Times, 6 Aug. 2026

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Hisbah members also face widespread allegations of rights abuses in their enforcement operations, including subjecting offenders to dehumanizing punishments such as public beatings or shaming.

— ABC News, ABC News, 28 Aug. 2026
The team would put the players up in hotel rooms with two beds, subjecting Freeman to the incessant clicking of Heyward texting.

— Maddie Lee, Los Angeles Times, 25 Aug. 2026

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Birds visiting the feeder can get the goo on their wings, hampering their ability to fly and possibly leading to their untimely deaths.

— Joan Morris, Mercury News, 17 Aug. 2026
Rescuers will use an extrication device and a helicopter, Fathur said, adding that there were no reports of people missing and no challenges hampering the search.

— Reuters, NBC news, 17 Aug. 2026

Definition of hampering

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Appropriately so, given the placid recent range and the clockwork mechanics of sector rotation and low-correlation restraining index-level volatility.

— Michael Santoli, CNBC, 31 Aug. 2026
This was the context for Justice Brewer’s remarks about Philip sober restraining Philip drunk.

— Daniel Immerwahr, New Yorker, 31 Aug. 2026

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