overweight
adjective
weighing too much or more than is considered normal, proper, etc..
overweighted
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past participleof overweight.past participle
A verb form used in perfect and passive verb constructions and that can also function as a modifier.
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past tense formof overweight.past tense
Used to describe completed actions or previous habitual actions.
overweightadjectiveweighing too much or more than is considered normal, proper, etc..
Example Sentences
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Information technology and communication services, which we overweighted for a long time, moved back to market weight toward the end of last year.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 26, 2026
The market pullback offers an opportunity to rebalance portfolios, potentially trimming overweighted tech stocks and rotating into small- or mid-cap and value stocks.
From Barron's ● Nov. 18, 2025
Maybe they overweighted cost of living, climate and activities too much.
From Forbes ● Sep. 5, 2014
Then there is his character, a relentlessly lively presence in a team otherwise overweighted towards introspection.
From BBC ● Dec. 22, 2013
Since the canoe is as round-bottomed as the trunk from which it was carved, the least imbalance in weight distribution tips the canoe toward the overweighted side.
From "Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies" by Jared M. Diamond
