All weighted synonyms
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W w verb weighted
- maintain β to keep in existence or continuance; preserve; retain: to maintain good relations with neighboring countries.
- point out β a sharp or tapering end, as of a dagger.
- reiterate β to say or do again or repeatedly; repeat, often excessively.
- repeat β repeat loop
- underline β to mark with a line or lines underneath; underscore.
- underscore β to mark with a line or lines underneath; underline, as for emphasis.
- accent β Someone who speaks with a particular accent pronounces the words of a language in a distinctive way that shows which country, region, or social class they come from.
- articulate β If you describe someone as articulate, you mean that they are able to express their thoughts and ideas easily and well.
- charge β If you charge someone an amount of money, you ask them to pay that amount for something that you have sold to them or done for them.
- dramatise β to put into a form suitable for acting on a stage.
- dramatize β to put into a form suitable for acting on a stage.
- enlarge β Make or become bigger or more extensive.
- enunciate β Say or pronounce clearly.
- headline β a heading in a newspaper for any written material, sometimes for an illustration, to indicate subject matter, set in larger type than that of the copy and containing one or more words and lines and often several banks.
- hit β to deal a blow or stroke to: Hit the nail with the hammer.
- impress β to press or force into public service, as sailors.
- italicize β to print in italic type.
- italicise β to print in italic type.
- mark β Marcus Alonzo ("Mark") 1837β1904, U.S. merchant and politician: senator 1897β1904.
- pinpoint β the point of a pin.
- press β to force into service, especially naval or military service; impress.
- pronounce β to enunciate or articulate (sounds, words, sentences, etc.).
- punctuate β to mark or divide (something written) with punctuation marks in order to make the meaning clear.
- spotlight β a strong, focused light thrown upon a particular spot, as on a small area of a stage or in a television studio, for making some object, person, or group especially conspicuous.
- bear down β If someone or something bears down on you, they move quickly towards you in a threatening way.
- dwell on β to live or stay as a permanent resident; reside.
- limelight β Theater. (formerly) a lighting unit for spotlighting the front of the stage, producing illumination by means of a flame of mixed gases directed at a cylinder of lime and having a special lens for concentrating the light in a strong beam. the light so produced. Chiefly British. a lighting unit, especially a spotlight.
- make much of β great in quantity, measure, or degree: too much cake.
- play up β a dramatic composition or piece; drama.
- point up β a sharp or tapering end, as of a dagger.
- rub in β to subject the surface of (a thing or person) to pressure and friction, as in cleaning, smoothing, polishing, coating, massaging, or soothing: to rub a table top with wax polish; to rub the entire back area.
- bother β If you do not bother to do something or if you do not bother with it, you do not do it, consider it, or use it because you think it is unnecessary or because you are too lazy.
- burden β If you describe a problem or a responsibility as a burden, you mean that it causes someone a lot of difficulty, worry, or hard work.
- overburden β to load with too great a burden; overload: He was overburdened with cares.
- block β A block of flats or offices is a large building containing them.
- clog β When something clogs a hole or place, it blocks it so that nothing can pass through.
- cramp β Cramp is a sudden strong pain caused by a muscle suddenly contracting. You sometimes get cramp in a muscle after you have been making a physical effort over a long period of time.
- discommode β to cause inconvenience to; disturb, trouble, or bother.
adjective weighted
- biassed β a particular tendency, trend, inclination, feeling, or opinion, especially one that is preconceived or unreasoned: illegal bias against older job applicants; the magazineβs bias toward art rather than photography; our strong bias in favor of the idea.
- biased β If someone is biased, they prefer one group of people to another, and behave unfairly as a result. You can also say that a process or system is biased.
- prejudiced β an unfavorable opinion or feeling formed beforehand or without knowledge, thought, or reason.
- subjective β existing in the mind; belonging to the thinking subject rather than to the object of thought (opposed to objective).
- one-sided β considering but one side of a matter or question; partial or unfair: a one-sided judgment.
- partisan β a shafted weapon of the 16th and 17th centuries, having as a head a long spear blade with a pair of curved lobes at the base.
- assertive β Someone who is assertive states their needs and opinions clearly, so that people take notice.
- cocky β Someone who is cocky is so confident and sure of their abilities that they annoy other people.
- stubborn β unreasonably obstinate; obstinately unmoving: a stubborn child.
- adamant β If someone is adamant about something, they are determined not to change their mind about it.
- arbitrary β If you describe an action, rule, or decision as arbitrary, you think that it is not based on any principle, plan, or system. It often seems unfair because of this.
- bigoted β Someone who is bigoted has strong, unreasonable prejudices or opinions and will not change them, even when they are proved to be wrong.