weighing against
Factoring in negatives
Weighing against means considering as a negative factor or counterbalance when making a decision or judgment.
Evidence or circumstances weigh against a conclusion when they make it less likely: The lack of witnesses weighed against the prosecution's case.
When you weigh something against something else, you compare their relative merits or drawbacks: She weighed the salary increase against the longer commute.
- counterbalanceOffsetting force or weight
- offsetCompensate by opposing force
- counterpoiseBalancing opposing force
- stacking upArranging vertically in layers
- proportionalityScaling relationship between quantities
on the other hand · pros and cons · deliberation · moral dilemma · scales · in the balance · tip the scales · comparison · equity · utilitarianism · trade-off · lesser of two evils · risk assessment · cost-benefit analysis · fairness · drawbacks · equilibrium · prioritization
weighing againstsupporting
Bearing or sustaining
favoring · bolstering · recommending · endorsing · reinforcing
weighing againstvouching for
Affirming someone's reliability
championing · promoting · backing · defending · standing for
weigh, against, weight, weights, weighed, weighs, weigher, weighty, weightier