outweighed; outweighing; outweighs
: to exceed in weight, value, or importance
the advantages outweigh the disadvantages
Examples of outweigh in a Sentence
She outweighs her sister by 10 pounds.
This issue outweighs all others in importance.
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Tarek Hatab, New York Daily News, 26 July 2025
For many, Albania’s upsides outweigh its downsides.
—Kathleen Peddicord, Forbes.com, 25 July 2025
And those who prescribe these medicines say like, look, if the benefit outweighs the risk and they're used properly, sometimes the real side effect is just being dependent on these drugs, and there's a difference between dependence and addiction.
—Taylor Wilson, USA Today, 25 July 2025
Adam Sandler stars in Happy Gilmore 2 Adam Sandler stars in Happy Gilmore 2 Netflix
Despite the negative reviews, the positive reviews seem to overwhelmingly outweigh those who are pointing to steep nostalgia bait.
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“Outweigh.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/outweigh. Accessed 6 Aug. 2025.
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outweigh
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out·weigh
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: to be greater than in weight, value, or importance
the benefits outweigh the disadvantages
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