Outweighing

Part of speech: verb

Definitions

1. To hold more significance or value than another factor
2. To have more influence or significance compared to another element
3. To be more substantial or consequential than a competing factor

Etymology: This is an inflected form, so the explanation can be brief. "Outweighing" is the present participle of "outweigh," a verb built from the prefix "out-" and "weigh." The prefix "out-" comes from the Old English "ūt," meaning "outside" or "beyond," and "weigh" traces back through Middle English "weyen" to Old English "wegan," meaning to carry or to bear a load. Put together, "outweigh" literally means to carry or bear beyond something else, which is how the sense of surpassing in heaviness or importance developed.

Synonyms: outbalancing, surpassing, overriding, exceeding, predominating

Antonyms: underestimating, failing, losing, diminishing, balancing