outweigh

Language: en

🇺🇸 /ˈaʊˌtweɪ/

📖 Definitions

  1. verb
    To be greater in weight, value, importance, or influence than something else; to exceed in significance.; To be heavier than; to exceed in physical weight.; To surpass or exceed in number or quantity.; To counterbalance or compensate for; to offset.

🔗 Details

Word forms

3rd sing.: outweighs Past: outweighed Past part.: outweighed Pres part.: outweighing

Collocations

outweigh the benefitsoutweigh the risksoutweigh the costsoutweigh the advantagesoutweigh the disadvantagesfar outweigh

Synonyms

exceedsurpassovershadowoutbalanceoverride

Commonly confused

outweight
EN: 'Outweight' is not a standard English word; the correct form is 'outweigh' (verb), while 'weight' is the noun.

Spelling tips

EN: Do not write 'outweight'—the correct spelling is 'outweigh' with no 't' at the end.

💬 Examples

  1. The benefits of the new policy far outweigh its drawbacks.

  2. The large box outweighed the smaller one by several kilograms.

  3. Female students now significantly outnumber and outweigh male students in many universities.

  4. Her enthusiasm outweighed her lack of experience.