weighs

Determines how heavy

Weighs is the verb for determining or having a particular weight: She weighs the produce before pricing it, The package weighs three pounds.

To weigh options or evidence is to consider them carefully before deciding.

Something that weighs on you is a burden or source of worry: The decision weighed heavily on her.

To weigh in is to offer an opinion or, literally, to be weighed before a competition.

measure

scale

Measure of relative size

gram · ounce · pound · ton · calibrate · quantify · tare · carat · milligram · metric

consider

deliberate

Consciously chosen, not accidental

analyze · ponder · mull · appraise · factor · balance · pros · cons · options · alternatives

burden

heavily

With great weight

  • downToward lower ground
  • uponPreposition meaning atop
  • oppressesGoverns through harsh control

encumbers · conscience · guilt · responsibility · worry · anxiety · stress · decision · obligation · debt

judge

evidence

Facts supporting truth

facts · claims · merit · verdict · court · jury · case · proof · witness · deliberation

anchor

ship

Seagoing transport vessel

port · mooring · maritime · deck · captain · sail · dock · seafaring

Categories
Opposites
physical measurement

weighsguesses

Estimates without certainty

estimates · ignores · eyeballs · disregards · floats

deliberation/consideration

weighsignores

Refuses to acknowledge

neglects · disregards · dismisses · overlooks · brushes aside

burden/heaviness

weighslifts

Raises or carries upward

lightens · relieves · alleviates · buoys · eases

Phrases
Family

weight, weigh, weighty, overweight, weighed, weighing, weights, weightless, weigh against

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Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G