Meaning & use
Outweighed
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Was greater in importance, value, or influence than something else.
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The benefits of the treatment outweighed its side effects.
His enthusiasm outweighed his lack of experience.
A note on using this word
Past tense of 'outweigh'; almost always used figuratively to compare relative importance rather than literal weight.
Words with a similar meaning
surpassedexceeded
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