deadweight

The word “deadweight” has 6 syllables: dead-weightSo it has two syllables

It's pronounced as /ˈdɛdˌweɪt/

What is synonym and antonym for deadweight?

In the thesaurus, “deadweight” has 131 synonyms and 32 antonyms.

Here are synonyms and antonyms for deadweight along with examples of usage in sentences.

Synonyms for deadweight

Herculean task
accountability
affliction
albatross
anxiety
assignment
bale
ball and chain
ballast
bar sinister
black eye
blame
blot
blur
boatload
body
bother
brand
bulk
bundle
burden
business
calling
care
cargo
carload
charge
clog
commitment
committal
concern
consignment
cross
culpability
cumber
cumbrance
custody
daily grind
demand
difficulty
draft
drag
drain
duty
effort
employment
encumbrance
enterprise
errand
excess baggage
exercise
fault
freight
fun and games
function
gig
grievance
grind
grindstone
guilt
hardship
haul
headache
hindrance
imposition
incubus
labor
lading
liability
load
loading
long row to hoe
manifest
mass
mental weight
millstone
misfortune
mishap
mission
must
need
nuisance
obligation
obstruction
occupation
odium
office
onus
oppression
ought
overload
pack
package
packet
pain
parcel
payload
pressure
project
province
punishment
responsibility
right
safekeeping
shipload
shipment
slur
sorrow
spot
stain
stigma
stint
strain
stress
surcharge
task
tax
toil
trainload
trial
trouble
truckload
trust
undertaking
vocation
wagonload
ward
weary load
weight
work
worry

Antonyms for deadweight

advantage
aid
assistance
benefit
blank
blessing
calmness
contentment
disregard
ease
encouragement
entertainment
exculpation
exoneration
fun
good health
happiness
health
help
hobby
idleness
inactivity
irresponsibility
pastime
peace
pleasure
praise
promotion
relief
solution
tranquility
unemployment

Meanings of deadweight

noun
1. Unremitting heavy weight that does not move.
2. The largest weight of cargo a ship is able to carry; i.e, the weight of a ship when fully loaded minus its weight when empty.
3. Dead load.
4. That which is useless or excess; that which slows something down.

Example Sentences

The ship struggled to move efficiently due to the deadweight of its cargo.
In business, reducing deadweight costs can significantly improve profitability.
The team had to address the deadweight issue to ensure that all members contributed equally.
The deadweight of outdated equipment was slowing down the factory's production line.
Eliminating unnecessary deadweight in the budget helped the organization allocate resources more effectively.

On this page you'll find 163 synonyms, antonyms, or another words to deadweight, such as: Herculean task, accountability, advantage, affliction, aid, albatross, anxiety.

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