weighing
Finding the mass
Weighing is the act of determining how heavy something is, or the process of careful consideration.
You might be weighing ingredients for a recipe or weighing your options before deciding.
The word often appears in phrases like weighing in (offering an opinion or, for athletes, being officially measured before competition) and weighing on (pressing heavily, as a burden): The decision was weighing on her.
Measure of relative size
- balanceSteadiness or amount owed
- calibrationAdjusting for measurement accuracy
- massQuantity of matter
- kilogramBase unit of mass
Carried weight or burden
- encumbranceHindrance or legal claim
- pressureForce upon contact
- strainExcessive stretching force
- stressPressure, mental or vocal
obligation · responsibility · onus · yoke · albatross · millstone · heavy · anchor
Thinking deeply about something
- evaluatingJudging quality or worth
- reflectingBouncing back light
- contemplatingThinking deeply about
- deliberatingCarefully thinking before deciding
assessing · analyzing · examining · mulling · reasoning · appraising · judging · deciding
scale
Measure of relative size
- balanceSteadiness or amount owed
- calibrationAdjusting for measurement accuracy
- massQuantity of matter
kilogram · gram · ounce · pound · ton · milligram · tare · net · gross · precision
load
Carried weight or burden
- encumbranceHindrance or legal claim
- pressureForce upon contact
- strainExcessive stretching force
stress · obligation · responsibility · onus · yoke · albatross · millstone · heavy · anchor · shackle
pondering
Thinking deeply about something
- evaluatingJudging quality or worth
- reflectingBouncing back light
- contemplatingThinking deeply about
deliberating · assessing · analyzing · examining · mulling · reasoning · appraising · judging · deciding · ruminating
evidence
Facts supporting truth
- testimonySworn statement as evidence
- credibilityQuality inspiring trust
- verdictOfficial court decision
guilt · innocence · fairness · impartiality · bias · proof · merit · validity · truth · facts
raising
Lifting or nurturing
ship · departure · mooring · setting sail · capstan · windlass
- measurementscales, gauging, balance, metering, gram
- weight & masskilogram, pound, ounce, gram, ton
- warehousingwarehouse, warehouses, fulfillment centers, fulfillment center, distribution centers
- zookeepingzookeeper, zookeepers, keepers, zoo management, feeding
- livestock auctionsauctioneer, auction barn, auction block, stockyard, cattle market
- falconryfalcon, falconer, hood, gauntlet, jesses
weighingguessing
Estimating without certainty
estimating · eyeballing · ignoring · approximating · neglecting
weighingignoring
Deliberately not noticing
dismissing · disregarding · neglecting · overlooking · rushing
weighinglifting
Raising something heavy
relieving · lightening · unburdening · easing · alleviating
- weighing downAdding burden or mass
- weighing inOffering one's view
- weighing optionsConsidering alternatives carefully
- weighing upAssessing pros and cons
- weighing scalesInstrument measuring mass
- weighing anchorRetrieving anchor before departure