A mother's advice would outweigh a friend's.
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Outweigh
//ˌaʊtˈweɪ//
Synonyms for "outweigh" (48 found)
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Strong matches (14)
Related words (24)
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Translations
14 translations across 7 languages.
Arabic
1 entries- ثَقَلَ verb (to exceed in weight or mass)
Bulgarian
2 entries- имам по-голямо значение verb (to exceed in importance or value)
- тежа повече от verb (to exceed in weight or mass)
German
2 entries- überragen verb (to exceed in importance or value)
- überwiegen verb (to exceed in weight or mass)
Italian
2 entries- eccedere verb (to exceed in weight or mass)
- superare verb (to exceed in importance or value)
Japanese
1 entries- 上回る verb (to exceed in importance or value)
Romanian
2 entries- a cântări mai greu decât verb (to exceed in weight or mass)
- a excede în valoare verb (to exceed in importance or value)
Spanish
4 entries- exceder verb (to exceed in importance or value)
- importar / valer más que verb (to exceed in importance or value)
- pesar más que verb (to exceed in weight or mass)
- superar verb (to exceed in importance or value)
Sample sentences
15 total sentences available.
The needs of the many outweigh the needs of the few.
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The benefits outweigh the costs.
Source: tatoeba (1855105)
The advantages outweigh the disadvantages.
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