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outweigh Definition

out·weigh (o̵ut′wā)

transitive verb

  1. to weigh more than
  2. to be more important, valuable, etc. than

outweigh Synonyms

outweigh

v.

  1. To exceed in weight

    overbalance, overweigh, weigh more than, go beyond; see burden.

  2. To exceed in importance

    excel, surpass, outrun; see exceed.

outweigh Usage Examples

Object

  • disadvantage: The benefits of city life far outweigh the disadvantages - in my opinion!
  • disbenefits: As a result, the officers considered that the potential benefits outweighed the disbenefits and therefore recommended that permission be granted.
  • harm: No very special circumstances exist to outweigh the harm caused.
  • detriment: In summary, we do not think that the potential benefits outweigh the detriments we have identified.
  • side-effect: For most people, the benefits from a medicine outweigh the side-effects.
  • drawback: It does, however, have significant advantages over the pointer method which far outweigh the minor drawback of adding extra code.

Subject

  • disadvantage: The advantages offered by 3D on the internet are still outweighed by the disadvantages of increased download time.
  • benefit: Often the costs of any adjustment are outweighed by the longer term benefits of getting the employe back to work early.
  • interest: Any question of unfairness was outweighed by the public interest.
  • advantage: These disadvantages, however, are outweighed by the advantages of the unsecured tenant loans.

Modifying Another Word

  • far: The costs of action taken far outweigh the upside to the argument.
  • vastly: It's vastly outweighed by the amount of terrible imagery out there.
  • massively: Like these two activities, the benefits massively outweigh any downsides.
  • greatly: However, in general the benefits greatly outweigh the relatively small risks involved.
  • substantially: These months have seen the new building of merchant ships which substantially outweigh the losses.
  • considerably: She went on: " The cost of filming in Scotland considerably outweighed the cost of filming in New Zealand.

Preposition: by

  • disadvantage: The advantages offered by 3D on the internet are still outweighed by the disadvantages of increased download time.
  • benefit: Often the costs of any adjustment are outweighed by the longer term benefits of getting the employe back to work early.
  • interest: Any question of unfairness was outweighed by the public interest.
  • advantage: These disadvantages, however, are outweighed by the advantages of the unsecured tenant loans.

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