Collocations for "outweigh"
Common phrases and expressions where native English speakers use the word "outweigh" in context.
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outweigh
ⓘMost examples are given in US English. We have labeled exceptions as UK.v
- the [pros, advantages] outweigh the [cons, drawbacks, risks]
- safety outweighs [everything else, all other considerations]
- the [crew's, people's, passengers'] safety outweighed [everything else]
- productivity outweighs [costs, profits]
- outweigh any [risks, potential, costs, danger]
- outweighs (it) in [importance, significance]
- he outweighed [his rival, the champ, the challenger] (by 15 pounds)
- was [vastly, heavily] outweighed (by)
'outweigh' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):