overweigh
Weigh too much
To overweigh is to exceed in weight or importance—to outweigh: The benefits overweigh the risks.
The word is rare, with outweigh strongly preferred in modern usage.
Overweigh can also mean to weigh down excessively or burden: Don't let worry overweigh your spirit.
Exceed in achievement
- outstripSurpass or overtake
- eclipseCelestial body blocks another
- outdoExceed in achievement
- exceedGo past a limit
overshadow · top · outmatch · overbalance · tip the scales · predominate · prevail · overcome
Burden beyond capacity
- obeseExtremely overweight, unhealthily so
- heavyOf great mass
- corpulentExcessively heavy-bodied
- overfedGiven excess nourishment
overfull · surplus · superfluous · immoderate · disproportionate · top-heavy · unbalanced · overburdened
To burden or hinder
- strainExcessive stretching force
- loadCarried weight or burden
- pressureForce upon contact
- heavinessState of being weighty
onus · overload · oppression · overwhelm · tax · drag · impediment · millstone
Unfair inclination or prejudice
- prejudicePreformed unfavorable opinion
- misjudgeEvaluate incorrectly
- skewTwist from straight
- distortTwist from original form
overestimate · overvalue · overrate · miscalculate · tip the balance · sway · influence · color
Of supreme significance
- predominantMost common or powerful
- principalChief school administrator
- primaryChief in importance
- majorOf chief importance
overriding · decisive · significant · consequential · pivotal · influential · weightier · preponderant
surpass
Exceed in achievement
exceed · overshadow · top · outmatch · overbalance · tip the scales · predominate · prevail · overcome · trump
overload
Burden beyond capacity
overfed · overfull · surplus · superfluous · immoderate · disproportionate · top-heavy · unbalanced · overburdened · overladen
encumber
To burden or hinder
heaviness · onus · overload · oppression · overwhelm · tax · drag · impediment · millstone · anchor
bias
Unfair inclination or prejudice
distort · overestimate · overvalue · overrate · miscalculate · tip the balance · sway · influence · color · predispose
paramount
Of supreme significance
- predominantMost common or powerful
- principalChief school administrator
- primaryChief in importance
major · overriding · decisive · significant · consequential · pivotal · influential · weightier · preponderant · substantive